This afternoon, when Southpaw, the light suffered a major damage Shane McClanahan He exited his start in the third inning as the rays later declared triceps tense. John Romano of the Tampa Bay Times said the problem had nothing to do with his recent elbow surgery, and left-handed will be imaged on Sunday to determine the severity of the problem.
This is a worrying situation for any pitcher, but McClanahan’s serious injury was especially devastating as he missed the last two months of the 2023 campaign and the entire 2024 season while resuming the aforementioned Tommy John John surgery. When healthy, the 28-year-old shooter is about to be the best young weapon in the sport, this is a career with a 3.02 ERA (130 ERA+) that has 3.36 FIP in 404 2/3 innings since his major league debut in 2022. The loaded spin also comes with weapons Ryan Pepiot and Drew Rasmussen.
However, these plans seem to have been stripped, but it depends on what McLanerhan is next. The severity of the problem and potential timeline will not be fully clear until McClanahan’s tests resume. Even so, it wouldn’t surprise anyone if the rays decide to act with caution and they act with caution during the surgery. Even if the issue turns out to be relatively trivial, it is understandable if the club decides to play safely and put McClanahan on the injured roster to open the season. They were able to do this if they chose and with Rasmussen, Pepiot, Taj Mahal Bradley,,,,, Zack Littelland Shane Baz Everything is healthy and ready to help spin. In addition to that quintet, the club has in-depth choices Joe Boyle and Joe Rock Among the veterans of folding and non-warehouse Connor Seabold.
Even with the depth to be able to handle McClanahan’s absence, major damage is the intuition of the Rays Club, which will be a game that already needs to be more than expected to compete in the Al East Division, which will be dominated by the Orioles, Yankees and Red Sox after the big season of this year’s three big clubs. By contrast, the offseason of the Rays is a bit modest ha-seong kim and Danny Jansen Folding during transportation Jeffrey Springs In a deal that brought back to Boyle. When the club’s rotation paper was strong, this year lost both rays and tilted it this year Isaac Paredes and Randy Arozarena Leave extra weight on shoulders from the lineup last year’s trade deadline Yandy Diaz and Brandon Low Being the only veteran left in an otherwise young and unproven lineup.
If the injury proves serious enough that the ray needs to be considered adding from outside the tissue to deepen its rotation combination, some viable options, e.g. Lance Lynn and Spencer Turnbull Stay available in free agents. That being said, any major league signing could push it to the light of a year-on-year low-budget, and they might prefer to wait and see if they prefer non-warehouse invitees Chris Flexen or Rose striptease After exiting the minor league transaction, return to the open market.
