Shane McClanahan
27-Year-Old
Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
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2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
McClanahan never did pitch in 2024 as he continued his recovery from Tommy John surgery on Aug. 21, 2023. The only realistic chance McClanahan had of pitching in 2024 would have been similar to Tyler Glasnow's role in 2022, but the team was never in serious postseason contention as the summer wore on. McClanahan should be all systems go for the 2025 season but it is very likely the club will be conservative with his workload as he returns from his second career TJS. McClanahan's own pitching habits will likely do that anyhow, as pitch efficiency was not exactly a strength of his even before the long layoff. Every pitcher who comes back from a second Tommy John surgery has a different path, and few are as young as McClanahan (27) or as dominant prior to their second procedure. Jameson Taillon has had a good second act of his career, although he was never as good as McClanahan, while Walker Buehler showcased the potential downside in investing in such a pitcher this past season. Read Past Outlooks
Expected to throw '150-ish' innings
Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander said on Dec. 10 in an interview on MLB Network that he expects McClanahan (elbow) to throw "150-ish" innings in 2025.
ANALYSIS
McClanahan missed the 2024 season following August 2023 Tommy John surgery but has been able to go through a normal throwing program this offseason. The left-hander threw 115 innings in 2023 and had a career-high 173.1 frames in 2022 between the regular season and playoffs. This is McClanahan's second Tommy John surgery, however, and Walker Buehler's 2024 (Buehler was coming back from his second TJS) is an example of the downside involved with McClanahan in 2025. It's not yet clear how the Rays plan to manage McClanahan's workload, but it could involve some early removal from starts and/or extra rest in between outings.
McClanahan missed the 2024 season following August 2023 Tommy John surgery but has been able to go through a normal throwing program this offseason. The left-hander threw 115 innings in 2023 and had a career-high 173.1 frames in 2022 between the regular season and playoffs. This is McClanahan's second Tommy John surgery, however, and Walker Buehler's 2024 (Buehler was coming back from his second TJS) is an example of the downside involved with McClanahan in 2025. It's not yet clear how the Rays plan to manage McClanahan's workload, but it could involve some early removal from starts and/or extra rest in between outings.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .233 | 43 | 14 | 40 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .200 | 272 | 65 | 171 | 31 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .266 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .212 | 104 | 33 | 74 | 15 | |||
2022vs Left | .204 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .192 | 168 | 32 | 97 | 16 | |||
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Since 2022
-8%
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Since 2022Home | 2.75 | 1.02 | 157.1 | 10.8 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.98 | 1.05 | 124.0 | 9.2 | 2.7 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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 | ||||
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You should proceed with the expectation that McClanahan is unlikely to pitch in 2024. He had his second career TJ surgery on August 21st which ended a season that had him in considering for the Cy Young at the break. We do not even have to look too hard for a potential timeline to back up our original statement because this is nearly the same situation Tyler Glasnow went through two years ago. He had TJ surgery on 8/4/21 and returned to throw all of six innings in September of 2022. McClanahan had his surgery more than two weeks later than Glasnow's August date, so the best case scenario is the Rays make it back to the postseason and McClanahan can contribute there in some capacity. The most realistic outcome is he does not throw a pitch in the regular season, so keeper league managers can look to purchase him in the end game at a discount and wait until 2025 for the return on investment.
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Touches 94-95 mph in live BP
Rays manager Kevin Cash said that McClanahan (elbow) touched 94-to-95 mph in a 16-pitch live batting practice session Wednesday at Tropicana Field, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Facing hitters next week
McClanahan (elbow) is scheduled to throw live batting practice next Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Throws off mound
McClanahan (elbow) threw from a mound Tuesday, MLB.com reports.
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Ups flat-ground throwing distance
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Monday that McClanahan (elbow) has increased his throwing distance to 135 feet, MLB.com reports.
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Throwing from 90 feet
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Friday that McClanahan (elbow) is "progressing well" and has ramped up his throwing off flat ground to 90 feet, MLB.com reports.
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Monitoring workload?
McClanahan is nearing his career high in innings pitched and the Rays may monitor his workload down the stretch.
ANALYSIS
McClanahan has tossed 128.1 innings this season, two outs shy of his combined workload between the regular season and the postseason a year ago. It will be interesting to see if Tampa Bay adjusts its ace's workload as the team pushes for a postseason run, knowing that it likely needs as many innings as it can get from the lefty to even make the postseason. After not giving up more than three earned runs in any of his first 19 starts, the 25-year-old has allowed at least four earned runs in each of his last two outings, including four runs to the Tigers, arguably the worst offense in baseball.
McClanahan has tossed 128.1 innings this season, two outs shy of his combined workload between the regular season and the postseason a year ago. It will be interesting to see if Tampa Bay adjusts its ace's workload as the team pushes for a postseason run, knowing that it likely needs as many innings as it can get from the lefty to even make the postseason. After not giving up more than three earned runs in any of his first 19 starts, the 25-year-old has allowed at least four earned runs in each of his last two outings, including four runs to the Tigers, arguably the worst offense in baseball.