Shane McClanahan

Shane McClanahan

26-Year-Old PitcherSP
Tampa Bay Rays
60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2025
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
RANKSFrom Preseason
#39
ADP
$Signed a one-year, $737,000 contract with the Rays in March of 2023.
Will undergo Tommy John surgery
PTampa Bay Rays
Elbow
August 15, 2023
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.
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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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111-120
 
121+
 
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121+
 
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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
2022
 
 
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2021
 
 
-17%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .254 285 72 19 67 8 0 5
Since 2021vs Right .213 1341 384 96 264 51 3 43
2023vs Left .266 87 17 8 21 3 0 0
2023vs Right .212 381 104 32 74 17 3 15
2022vs Left .204 101 26 6 19 3 0 3
2022vs Right .192 540 168 32 97 13 0 16
2021vs Left .293 97 29 5 27 2 0 2
2021vs Right .242 420 112 32 93 21 0 12
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-5%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-32%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-26%
ERA on Road
2021
 
 
-4%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 2.96 1.11 221.2 21 8 0 10.9 2.6 1.0
Since 2021Away 3.10 1.10 183.0 12 8 0 9.2 2.6 1.2
2023Home 2.61 1.01 51.2 5 0 0 10.6 2.6 0.7
2023Away 3.84 1.33 63.1 6 2 0 8.5 3.7 1.6
2022Home 2.81 1.02 105.2 9 5 0 10.8 2.3 1.0
2022Away 2.08 0.76 60.2 3 3 0 9.9 1.6 1.0
2021Home 3.50 1.34 64.1 7 3 0 11.2 2.9 1.1
2021Away 3.36 1.20 59.0 3 3 0 9.3 2.4 0.9
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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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.95
 
K/9
9.5
 
BB/9
3.2
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
96.8 mph
 
ERA
3.29
 
WHIP
1.18
 
BABIP
.282
 
GB/FB
1.42
 
Left On Base
81.7%
 
Exit Velocity
83.5 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.2%
 
Spin Rate
2160 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
24.5%
 
Swinging Strike
15.8%
 
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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.
McClanahan got knocked around in his first taste of Double-A during the 2019 season, posting an 8.35 ERA and 1.96 WHIP with a 21:6 K:BB over 18.1 frames, but he impressed at the alternate training site this past summer. The electric southpaw made his MLB debut in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Yankees. In his lone big-league appearance, he surrendered a hit and a walk before retiring the final batter in the ninth inning. McClanahan figures to begin 2021 at Triple-A, where he will work on honing his command and improving his fourth-pitch changeup. On the strength of his upper-90s fastball and two plus breaking balls, McClanahan will provide MLB value in some multi-inning role sooner than later. However, Tampa Bay could end up using him as a primary pitcher or multi-inning reliever rather than as a traditional starter.
The 31st overall pick in 2018, McClanahan climbed three levels of the minors in his first full season. In his final 20 outings across stops at Low-A, High-A and Double-A, he logged a 3.16 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 126:31 K:BB in 102.2 IP, and that includes two blowup outings at Double-A over the final month of the minor-league season. A 6-foot-1 southpaw who had Tommy John surgery as an amateur, McClanahan has always had electric stuff, but he took a big step forward with his command/control last year. His fastball can touch triple digits and he throws three offspeed pitches, the best being a plus curveball. He has frontline upside if his command gains hold and his slider or changeup improves. However, in a free-thinking organization where Brendan McKay isn't even a lock to be used as a traditional starting pitcher, McClanahan's risk of being relegated to a multi-inning relief role is extreme.
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Officially shut down for season
PTampa Bay Rays
Forearm
August 12, 2023
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
PTampa Bay Rays
Forearm
August 8, 2023
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
PTampa Bay Rays
Forearm
August 8, 2023
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
PTampa Bay Rays
Forearm
August 3, 2023
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
PTampa Bay Rays
Forearm
August 3, 2023
McClanahan (forearm) will be placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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