60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2023 Stats
W-L
11-2
ERA
3.29
WHIP
1.18
K
121
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
McClanahan had one of those Jeckyll and Hyde type seasons which felt like a tribute to the 1990 season of Jack Armstrong. Like Armstrong, McClanahan had an amazing first half of the season with a 1.71 ERA, a 0.80 WHIP, and held opposing hitters to a .176 average with 9 wins before the break. He then had a small IL stint, came back with a promising outing, but then struggled in other outings around a second IL stint and won just 4 more games with a 4.20 second half ERA after the break. All in all, he eclipsed projected workload totals and the entire body of work was still very impressive even if it was frontloaded. The evolution of his change was the differentiator for him as it went from a show-me offering to righties to his second most utilized offering with an elite whiff rate giving him two pitches - one for each side of the plate - with elite whiff rates. Durability is the only remaining question mark here for Sugar Shane who looked like he was following the path 2018 Blake Snell blazed for him on the way to the Cy Young that season. That path is still well lit for the lefty. Read Past Outlooks

Will undergo Tommy John surgery
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Tuesday that McClanahan (forearm) will undergo Tommy John surgery, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
ANALYSIS
McClanahan had already been ruled out for the rest of 2023, but a Tommy John procedure will likely keep him out for all of 2024 as well. The 26-year-old southpaw landed on the injured list Aug. 3 and will undergo surgery sometime next week. He finishes 2023 with a 3.29 ERA and 1.18 WHIP alongside a 121:41 K:BB ratio through 115 innings.
McClanahan had already been ruled out for the rest of 2023, but a Tommy John procedure will likely keep him out for all of 2024 as well. The 26-year-old southpaw landed on the injured list Aug. 3 and will undergo surgery sometime next week. He finishes 2023 with a 3.29 ERA and 1.18 WHIP alongside a 121:41 K:BB ratio through 115 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
78
How many pitches does Shane McClanahan generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Shane McClanahan generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-20%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .254 | 72 | 19 | 67 | 5 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .213 | 384 | 96 | 264 | 43 | |||
2023vs Left | .266 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .212 | 104 | 32 | 74 | 15 | |||
2022vs Left | .204 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .192 | 168 | 32 | 97 | 16 | |||
2021vs Left | .293 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .242 | 112 | 32 | 93 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-5%
ERA at Home
2023
-32%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.96 | 1.11 | 221.2 | 10.9 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.10 | 1.10 | 183.0 | 9.2 | 2.6 | ||||
2023Home | 2.61 | 1.01 | 51.2 | 10.6 | 2.6 | ||||
2023Away | 3.84 | 1.33 | 63.1 | 8.5 | 3.7 | ||||
2022Home | 2.81 | 1.02 | 105.2 | 10.8 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Away | 2.08 | 0.76 | 60.2 | 9.9 | 1.6 | ||||
2021Home | 3.50 | 1.34 | 64.1 | 11.2 | 2.9 | ||||
2021Away | 3.36 | 1.20 | 59.0 | 9.3 | 2.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Shane McClanahan compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.95K/9
9.5BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.2Fastball
96.8 mphERA
3.29WHIP
1.18BABIP
.282GB/FB
1.42Left On Base
81.7%Exit Velocity
83.5 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
2160 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.5%Swinging Strike
15.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The original plan for McClanahan was a familiar one for young Tampa Bay hurlers: get sent down late to work on something and show up once service time had been sufficiently manipulated. The young lefty pitched too well for the team to stick with the plan and some other injuries forced the matter, so McClanahan pitched at the big-league level all season under a watchful eye, only exceeding 90 pitches in four of his 25 outings. He won 10 of his 25 outings with a strong 20.1 K-BB% pitching around some traffic on the bases and a league average home run rate. He ran into some issues with his velocity as the season wore on, losing two mph off his fastball from June into August before gaining some of that back in September. His postseason work looked like a young pitcher who was working on fumes, and that will be a fresh memory for 2022 drafting season. Do not expect more than 150 innings from him in 2022.
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Officially shut down for season
McClanahan's (forearm) season is officially done, as he was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
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Likely done for season
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Tuesday that McClanahan (forearm) is "highly unlikely" to pitch again this season, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Visiting with specialists
McClanahan (forearm) visited with specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Officially placed on 15-day IL
McClanahan was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left forearm tightness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Headed to injured list
McClanahan (forearm) will be placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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