The Boston Red Sox need to upgrade their starting rotation to compete in the upcoming 2024 campaign, and the Tampa Bay Rays have a young ace and a history of trading star players rather than signing them to extensions.
And give Shane McClanahan contract incentives to return in 2024. The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to terms for the 2024 season with eight of their 10 arbitration-eligible players, including a unique deal for rehabbing ace Shane McClanahan.
It’ll buy out the left-hander’s first two seasons of arbitration.
"I'm feeling about as good as I can be and, obviously, frustrated," Rays All-Star pitcher Shane McClanahan said of undergoing his second Tommy John surgery.
Next man up. On this week’s episode of Rays Your Voice, we discuss the reshuffling of the Rays pitching staff amidst new injury news. Shane McClanahan is out for the remainder of this season and most likely all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John Surgery, and Kevin Kelly is on the IL with a sprained ankle.
It gets worse! The second half of the Rays 2023 season continues to be the absolute worst, most notably with Shane McClanahan — the two time All-Star and Rays ace — needs a second Tommy John surgery and will be out through 2024.
The Tampa Bay Rays have won the second most games in the American League over the past four seasons. Their pitching staff also boasts the third-lowest ERA in baseball in that time.
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Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan will undergo Tommy John surgery on Monday, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said on Tuesday. McClanahan is expected to miss the entire 2024 season.
The 2023 Major League Baseball season is not even finished yet and the Tampa Bay Rays already got some brutal news for the 2024 season. Manager Kevin Cash told reporters on Tuesday that ace starting pitcher Shane McClanahan will be undergoing Tommy John Surgery on Monday and is likely to miss the entire 2024 season.
Tampa Bay has been exploring their options for the past couple weeks, though the club had already confirmed he was expected to miss the remainder of 2023 and that surgery was a consideration.
This past weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays placed left-hander Shane McClanahan on the 60-day IL, effectively ending his chance at returning this regular season with what the team is calling a left forearm issue.
The 2023 campaign is over for Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan, who started the season with an 11-1 record and 2.12 ERA. The Rays transferred McClanahan to the 60-day injured list from the 15-day injured list on Saturday.
If he is unable to pitch again this season, that would be a crushing blow to the Rays rotation.
The Tampa Bay Rays are still holding their breath on ace pitcher Shane McClanahan, who is on the injured list with a forearm problem. The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal: McClanahan (forearm) visited with specialist Dr.
The Tampa Bay Rays placed All-Star left-hander Shane McClanahan on the 15-day injured list on Thursday after he experienced forearm tightness in his pitching arm during his start one night earlier against the New York Yankees.
The Tampa Bay Rays have placed Shane McClanahan on the IL, relays Tampa Bay Times columnist Marc Topkin. The club said they are “in the process of gathering further information” and will provide updates when they become available.
A rain out on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals has forced the Tampa Bay Rays to amend their timeline for bringing back ace pitcher Shane McClanahan.
The Tampa Bay Rays got some good news on injured ace Shane McClanahan Friday morning.
Tampa Bay Rays ace left-hander Shane McClanahan was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday, one day after exiting his second straight start due to mid-back tightness.
While any missed time is certainly a blow to Tampa given McClanahan’s dominant performance in the first half this season, the lefty ace could miss just one start thanks to the coming All-Star break.
After seeing their ace leave the game early on Thursday night with back problems, the Tampa Bay Rays have gotten good news on Shane McClanahan. The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal: McClanahan (back) threw from flat ground with trainers Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Tampa Bay Rays fans can relax. Their star pitcher Shane McClanahan says he is doing fine after exiting Tuesday’s game due to injury against the Houston Astros.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays lost a baseball game on Tuesday, and they're hoping that's all they lost. The Rays were shut out for the second night in a row by the Houston Astros, the American League's best team, losing 5-0 at Tropicana Field.
Now in his second big league season, McClanahan has taken over as the Tampa Bay Rays bona fide ace, as he leads all of baseball with his mark of 5.9 hits allowed per nine innings.
Rays ace Shane McClanahan was scratched from tonight’s start against the Marlins shortly before game-time.
Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder suffered an awkward injury during Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Shane McClanahan has become the best pitcher in the American League practically overnight. He's gone from the 31st overall pick in 2018 to a dominant 25-year-old left-hander who sparkles practically every outing on the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Tampa Bay's Shane McClanahan has the lowest earned run average (1.71) in all of baseball, and Tony Gonsolin of the Los Angeles Dodgers (2.02) is three spots behind him.
LOS ANGELES, Calif — Those boyhood dreams are turning into reality this week for Tampa Bay pitcher Shane McClanahan. The left-hander, who turned 25 in April and is in his second full year as a starter, will be the starting pitcher for the American League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.
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