April 29, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher
Shane McClanahan (triceps) has begun "throwing-like" activities but has yet to begin playing catch. Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash noted that his recovery process has been "slow and steady." While this is not a significant improvement in his progress, it is a good sign to see the southpaw slowly progressing and not facing any setbacks. The left-hander was expected to be Tampa Bay's Opening Day starter but suffered a triceps injury during spring training. He has been on the injured list since the start of the campaign. In addition, McClanahan was recently shifted to the 60-day injured list, which means he will not return till at least the end of the month. Despite his potential extended recovery timetable, McClanahan remains a strong stash option in standard formats given his strikeout potential. While he remains sidelined,
Zack Littell should continue to see opportunities in the rotation.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Ryan Bass
March 26, 2025
The Tampa Bay Rays have placed left-handed pitcher
Shane McClanahan (triceps) on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday. McClanahan suffered this injury during his spring training start on Saturday afternoon. He left the contest early in pain after throwing a pitch. After the contest, he was diagnosed with a nerve-related injury and was not given a definitive timetable. Fantasy managers should continue monitoring his status, but should not expect him back on the mound soon. As a result, this will open a spot in the starting rotation for
Drew Rasmussen, who was not guaranteed a spot in the rotation. McClanahan was working his way back from Tommy John surgery. He was unable to pitch at all in 2024. In the 2023 season, the southpaw posted a 3.29 ERA with a 1.18 WHIP. He is still worth stashing in all formats as he will carry high strikeout upside when he returns.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Ryan Bass
March 24, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays left-hander
Shane McClanahan (triceps) said that his arm is already feeling better on Monday, but there's no timetable for his return from nerve irritation in his triceps that will land him on the injured list to begin the regular season. He's waiting for the nerve to calm down. "Granted, situation could be a lot worse. I'm very frustrated that I'm going to be missing a little more time," McClanahan said. The 27-year-old southpaw was pulled from his Grapefruit League start early on Saturday due to nerve irritation in his triceps, and while he may have escaped something very serious, the fact that McClanahan is without a timetable to resume throwing means he could easily miss the first month of the season, if not more. McClanahan has already had Tommy John surgery twice as well, so fantasy managers are going to be very hesitant to pull the trigger on him in drafts this week.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Tampa Bay Times - John Romano
March 23, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher
Shane McClanahan has an inflamed nerve in his left triceps, says manager Kevin Cash. He will still begin the year on the IL, but shouldn't miss significant time. This is great news for the lefty and for fantasy managers, who feared the worst after he left his most recent Spring Training start with the injury. After missing all of 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, he will be looking to get back to his 2022 form, when he finished sixth in AL Cy Young voting. He posted a 2.54 ERA and 0.93 WHIP with 194 strikeouts in 166 ⅓ innings during that year and followed it up with a 3.29 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 2023 before suffering his elbow injury. He is one of the most exciting arms when healthy, and should be one of the highest-priority IL stashes to begin the season
--Jeremy Heist - RotoBallerSource: Jeff Passan
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