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Rays Place Shane McClanahan On 15-Day IL

By Nick Deeds | July 1, 2023 at 4:44pm CDT

The Rays have placed left-handed ace Shane McClanahan on the 15-day injured list with mid-back tightness, per a club announcement. In a corresponding move, the club has recalled left-hander Jalen Beeks. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times notes that the move comes after McClanahan reported tightness following a second consecutive shortened start.

McClanahan, 26, sports a sterling 2.53 ERA through 17 starts this season even after the aforementioned two shortened outings during which he allowed a combined six runs over 6 2/3 innings of work. He’s been key to the Rays’ success so far this season, helping lift the club to an MLB-best 57-28 record even as a 3.85 FIP and sky-high 88% strand rate indicate regression could be on the horizon for the young lefty.

While any missed time is certainly a blow to Tampa given McClanahan’s dominant performance in the first half this season, Topkin notes that the lefty ace could miss just one start thanks to the coming All Star break so long as his current injury requires only a minimal stay on the shelf. McClanahan himself seemed confident the issue was relative minor in conversation with reporters Friday, framing the impending trip to the IL as a decision geared toward preparing him for the second half.

“We’ve got a lot of ballgames left to play and an IL stint in early July, missing one start, is not the end of the world,” McClanahan told reporters, including Topkin. “With a lot of meaningful games, hopefully in October, I want to make sure we correct it now.”

Replacing McClanahan on the active roster is Beeks, who struggled for the club earlier this season. In 25 games (including seven starts as an opener), Beeks posted a rough 5.87 ERA, 30% below league average by measure of ERA+. While a 3.57 xERA and a 4.37 FIP indicate Beeks may have pitched a bit better than those results indicate, the 29-year-old hurler is hardly a replacement for McClanahan nonetheless. The Rays figure to lean on a four-man rotation of Tyler Glasnow, Zach Eflin, Taj Bradley, and Yonny Chirinos in the run-up to the midsummer classic later this month.

With the trade deadline just a month away, McClanahan joining Jeffrey Springs and Drew Rasmussen on the shelf in Tampa highlights the club’s need for pitching. It’s an issue that GM Peter Bendix recently addressed during a conversation with the media that saw him indicate the club’s front office would be doing “everything [they] can” to bolster the roster in the coming weeks as they attempt to capture the first World Series title in franchise history.

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15 Comments

  1. Superstar Prospect Wander Javier

    2 years ago

    Gives him 1 start off and keeps him from pitching in the All-star game.

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    • Deadguy

      2 years ago

      No wonder your still a superstar prospect? You never became a super star in MLB blowing put your arm pitching in the meaningless futures game?

      Isn’t this the take on the WBC too?

      The all star game really… really… really… doesn’t matter

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      • stymeedone

        2 years ago

        Unless there are bonus clauses. Then it matters.

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        • CityofChampions

          2 years ago

          You still get voted in and collect your bonus.

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  2. ClevelandSteelEngines

    2 years ago

    Rays are very annoying with injuries.

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    • Hammerin' Hank

      2 years ago

      And with winning

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  3. larkraxm

    2 years ago

    I’m sure they will call up a pitcher you never heard of who will be the best pitcher in MLB for the next month.

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  4. Seamaholic

    2 years ago

    Called this a while ago. This guy has a motion that is literally painful for this physical therapist to watch in slow motion. He’s gonna be hurt on and off his whole career going forward, I’ll guess.

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  5. dano62

    2 years ago

    They’ll find a mid-range starter off Mets or StL who’ll become the hottest thing since sliced bread for a couple of months. Rays have the infield depth to deal from but their overall farm system has been slowly becoming average.

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  6. Rishi

    2 years ago

    The strand rate is unsustainable. FIP is dumb.

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    • Hammerin' Hank

      2 years ago

      Samuel agrees

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  7. Zzzaaaach

    2 years ago

    His mechanics are awful. Great stuff but I don’t see him lasting long not as a starter at least

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    • Hammerin' Hank

      2 years ago

      Well, better to be great for a short time like Dizzy Dean, Sandy Koufax, or JR Richard than to suck for your whole career.

      Reply
  8. fljay73

    2 years ago

    Even Elfin spend a few weeks on the IL earlier this year due to a stiff lower back. It is not arm or shoulder issues.

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    • Zzzaaaach

      2 years ago

      Yeah but if you look at his mechanics you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. Way too quirky

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