Tigers Interested In Shota Imanaga

The Tigers entered the offseason in search of help in the rotation and the bullpen. They’ve already addressed the latter, adding former Reds closer Emilio Pagan this week. As far as starting pitching, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports that left-hander Shota Imanaga is among the free agents the club is interested in.

Imanaga hit free agency last winter but ultimately stayed with the Cubs after accepting the qualifying offer. The 33-year-old is back on the market this offseason and won’t have the QO attached to him this time around. Imanaga put together 32 starts of a 3.77 ERA with nearly a strikeout per inning in 2026. He tossed a career-high 174 1/3 innings as basically the only Cubs starter…