The Tampa Bay Rays have despatched left-handed pitcher Shane McClanahan to the 60-day IL with a left forearm damage, and their ace received’t pitch once more within the common season.
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan, seen right here pitching towards the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, would possibly miss the postseason with a forearm damage. (Picture: AP)
The Rays’ clubhouse is in a dour temper as a result of McClanahan will most certainly miss the postseason due to his left forearm damage. All indicators level towards Tommy John surgical procedure.
Dr. Keith Meister, the highest orthopedic surgeon in skilled sports activities, will seek the advice of on the damage and decide if McClanahan wants reconstructive surgical procedure.
It’s heartbreaking,” stated teammate Zach Eflin. “It’s not straightforward shedding the most effective pitchers on the earth. However on the finish of the day, you’ve acquired to maintain going. You’ve acquired to maneuver ahead.”
McClanahan underwent Tommy John surgical procedure earlier than he began his collegiate profession with South Florida. He missed his complete freshman season in 2016 whereas recovering from the process. McClanahan bounced again and pitched in a mixed no-hitter towards Military in 2018. The Rays chosen McClanahan with the #31 general choose within the 2018 MLB Draft.
The Rays caught a foul break with their pitching workers this season. Two different beginning pitchers, left-hander Jeffrey Springs and right-hander Shane Baz already underwent Tommy John surgical procedure and had been recovering this season. The Rays additionally misplaced righty starter Drew Rasmussen to elbow inside brace surgical procedure.
McClanahan Began 8-0
In 21 begins this season, McClanahan posted an 11-2 file with a 3.29 ERA and 1.18 WHIP with 121 strikeouts.
McClanahan started the season with an ideal 8-0 file. At that time, the Rays had been 36-15 with one of the best file in baseball. The Rays had been 14-3 in McClanahan’s first 17 begins this season, and his ERA hovered round 2.00.
McClanahan started to show warning indicators on the finish of June. The Rays shut him down for a few begins with a again damage.
After starting the season with a torrid 11-1 file, McClanahan struggled in his subsequent six begins. He went 0-1 with 5 no-decisions, and the Rays had been 2-3 in these begins. He allowed 21 earned runs in 25.2 innings, together with 5 house runs.
McClanahan final pitched in early August. He exited a sport towards the New York Yankees as a result of he felt forearm tightness within the fourth inning. The Rays put him on the 15-day IL after a collection of assessments and imaging.
After assembly with specialists in Los Angeles, the Rays determined to close McClanahan down for the rest of the common season, shifting him to the 60-day IL.
The present beginning rotation consists of Tyler Glasnow, Zach Elfin, Zack Littell, and Aaron Civale, who they not too long ago added in a commerce with the Cleveland Guardians.
Everyone on this clubhouse has a job to do, so we will’t lose sight of that,” Eflin added.
Supervisor Kevin Money will go for a bullpen sport because the Rays’ fifth starter for the rest of the common season.
Betting the Rays on the Futures Market
The Rays (71-49) are in second place within the American League East. They path the first-place Baltimore Orioles by three video games. With 71 wins, the Rays are tied for the third-most victories within the MLB.
The Orioles are -250 odds to win the AL East and the Rays are +230 odds to clinch the division. FanGraphs estimates the Rays have a 36.9% probability to win the AL East.
If the season ended right now, the Rays would earn the highest AL wild-card spot with a five-game cushion. The defending champion Houston Astros (68-51) and Toronto Blue Jays (66-54) at the moment occupy the opposite two wild-card spots.
The Seattle Mariners (63-54) and 1.5 video games again within the wild-card standings, however time is working out for the Boston Crimson Sox (three video games out), New York Yankees (5 video games out), and Los Angeles Angels (6.5 video games out). The Angels didn’t commerce two-way star and AL MVP favourite Shohei Ohtani as a result of they tried to make a run on the wild card. However they’ve three groups forward of them with 43 video games remaining.
With McClanahan uncertain for playoffs, the Rays are nonetheless +850 odds to win the 2023 World Sequence. They’re fourth on DraftKings’ MLB futures board. In response to a postseason projection from FanGraphs, the Rays have a 9.6% probability to win the World Sequence. That’s the second-highest projection within the AL and the fourth-best general.
The AL pennant race is extensive open, with three cofavorites. The Rays, Astros, and Orioles are every +400 odds to win the ALCS. The Rangers, who added pitcher Max Scherzer on the commerce deadline, aren’t far behind at +425 odds.
