Ray Flowers starts off with a quick review of the trading deadline and what went down. The case of Shane McClanahan and the ever-present injury situation with the Rays.
1 – What is he dealing with right now?
2 – This is not his first injury this season.
3 – He’s starting to flash some troubling splits.
Career | K-Rate | K-BB% | WHIP | xFIP | wOBA |
1st Half | 30.3 | 23.0 | 1.03 | 2.94 | .267 |
2nd Half | 23.9 | 17.2 | 1.24 | 3.50 | .304 |
4 – Other injuries: Springs/Rasmussen/Baz season-ending surgery/ Kittridge never pitches. Glasnow missed two months. Interestingly TB is just 9th in games missed on the hill with pitchers on the IL. From Spottrac.
5 – Only two active pitchers on the Rays club have made five starts this season (Eflin 21, Glasnow 12)… and that’s gross.
6 – Taj Bradley, with 16 starts, could be back up to take spot of Shane?
Moving on from Tampa, Ray will talk about FAAB this week a bit. Let’s check in with a few players: Curtis Mead promoted, Trea Turner (hitting 8th now), Josh Naylor (IL – oblique), EDLC (strikeouts), Ryan Mountcastle (going bananas), Ryan Jeffers (crushing), Byron Buxton (hamstring), Joe Ryan (groin – IL), Nathan Eovaldi (forearm), JP France (bullpen?), Chris Sale (shoulder), Walker Buehler (elbow), Joe Musgrove (shoulder), Mitch Keller (frustrates), Jack Flaherty (impresses), Max Fried (dominates), Cole Hamels (retires), Joe Musgrove (shoulder).
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