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The puzzled looks on the faces of hitters as they return to the dugout tell the story of Shota Imanaga's first two months in the majors. The 30-year-old Chicago Cubs left-hander has taken the mound nine times against nine different opponents -- and none have been able to figure him out.
After signing a four-year, $53 million contract this offseason, Imanaga has stymied baseball's top sluggers on his way to an MLB-best 0.84 ERA. But the most frustrating part for batters is that Imanaga's stuff looks very hittable -- until it isn't.