Shane McClanahan

26-Year-Old PitcherSP

Tampa Bay Rays

2023 Stats

W-L

8-1

ERA

2.07

WHIP

1.15

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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

Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats L

Throws L

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 200

DOB 4/28/1997

Born Baltimore, MD

College South Florida

Drafted 1st Rd 2018 TB

Logs first loss of 2023

PTampa Bay Rays

May 30, 2023

McClanahan (8-1) took the loss Tuesday, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 5.2 innings against the Cubs. He struck out seven.

ANALYSIS
In his 12th start of the season, McClanahan took his first loss despite allowing just two runs. McClanahan has been on a tear to start the season, allowing more than two runs just once all year, earning a 2.07 ERA, and 1.15 WHIP to pair with a 10.6 K/9. On top of leading MLB in wins, McClanahan boasts the third-lowest ERA, fourth-most quality starts and fifth-most strikeouts among starters.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold

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Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2021

-16%

BAA vs RHP

2023

-25%

BAA vs RHP

2022

-6%

BAA vs RHP

2021

-17%

BAA vs RHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2021vs Left	.251	241	64	16	56	8	0	5
Since 2021vs Right	.211	1199	353	86	233	43	1	35
2023vs Left	.263	43	9	5	10	3	0	0
2023vs Right	.198	239	73	22	43	9	1	7
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

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-1%

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-60%

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-26%

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-4%

ERA on Road

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2021Home	2.74	1.10	207.0	20	8	0	11.1	2.5	1.0
Since 2021Away	2.78	1.08	152.1	10	7	0	9.6	2.7	1.0
2023Home	1.22	0.89	37.0	4	0	0	11.7	2.2	0.7
2023Away	3.03	1.44	32.2	4	1	0	9.4	5.0	1.1
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

3.04

K/9

10.6

BB/9

3.5

HR/9

0.9

Fastball

96.9 mph

ERA

2.07

WHIP

1.15

BABIP

.287

GB/FB

1.22

Left On Base

91.2%

Exit Velocity

83.0 mph

Barrels/BBE

5.4%

Spin Rate

2164 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

22.0%

Swinging Strike

15.9%

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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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Another stellar start

PTampa Bay Rays

May 25, 2023

McClanahan (8-0) earned the win Wednesday, allowing one run on four hits across seven innings during a 7-3 win over the Blue Jays. He struck out seven and did not issue a walk.