Potential Cubs trade sees Chicago get $15.5 million two-time All-Star from division rival to upgrade from Shota Imanaga originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Cubs decision to decline the option saves them over $52 million over the next three seasons. Though he’s only pitched two years in the MLB, Imanaga will be playing his 32-year-old season in 2026, so the Cubs decision to not keep him is clearly in regards to concern about his decline as he ages.

Left-hander Shota Imanaga has become a free agent, according to a report from Jesse Rogers of ESPN. The Chicago Cubs declined their three-year, $57M club option on Imanaga’s services for 2026-28, and Imanaga subsequently declined his $15M player option for 2026.

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The Chicago Cubs risk losing their ace, Shota Imanaga, to free agency after a shocking turn of events to kick off the offseason.