Who Should I Draft?
Dylan Cease or Shane McClanahan (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Shane McClanahan SP - TB  | Dylan Cease SP - CWS  | |
Expert |
89% Recommended by 48 of 54 experts |
11% Recommended by 6 of 54 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 11 | # 16 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 4 |
| Worst Rank | # 26 | # 43 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 34 | # 42 |
| Best Rank | # 21 | # 20 |
| Worst Rank | # 40 | # 49 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 199 | 219 |
| Wins | 13 | 13 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.00 | 3.36 |
| WHIP | 1.07 | 1.19 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 11 | # 16 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 22 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 14 | # 33 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 10 | # 23 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 9 | # 15 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 11 | # 19 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 6 | # 17 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 10 | # 16 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 10 | # 13 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 24 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 9 | # 26 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 10 | # 16 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 10 | # 18 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 12 | # 17 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 15 | # 18 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 12 | # 14 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 10 | # 13 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 12 | # 23 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 8 | # 25 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 6 | # 16 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 10 | # 18 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 10 | # 16 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 13 | # 15 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 9 | # 43 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 11 | # 18 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 11 | # 16 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 11 | # 16 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 12 | # 20 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 13 | # 22 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 11 | # 17 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 9 | # 24 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 12 | # 31 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 3 | # 10 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 5 | # 14 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 6 | # 7 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 9 | # 16 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 9 | # 29 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 11 | # 13 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 10 | # 13 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 7 | # 12 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 9 | # 15 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 7 | # 27 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 14 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 8 | # 14 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 5 | # 10 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 5 | # 13 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 9 | # 20 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 2 | # 24 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 5 | # 4 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 14 | # 6 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 15 | # 10 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 17 | # 11 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 13 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 26 | # 24 |
| Shane McClanahan SP - TB | Dylan Cease SP - CWS | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 28 | 32 |
| Games Started | 28 | 32 |
| Innings Pitched | 166.1 | 184.0 |
| Wins | 12 | 14 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 116 | 126 |
| Earned Runs | 47 | 45 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 194 | 227 |
| Walks | 38 | 78 |
| ERA | 2.54 | 2.20 |
| WHIP | 0.93 | 1.11 |
| Shane McClanahan SP - TB | Dylan Cease SP - CWS | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 31 |
| Games Started | 30 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 176.0 | 181.0 |
| Wins | 13 | 13 |
| Losses | 8 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 141 | 141 |
| Earned Runs | 59 | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 18 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 199 | 219 |
| Walks | 46 | 73 |
| ERA | 3.00 | 3.36 |
| WHIP | 1.07 | 1.19 |
| Shane McClanahan SP - TB | Dylan Cease SP - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Shane McClanahan allowed just one walk and four hits while tossing six shutout innings against the Tigers on Thursday. He also struck out six batters and earned the win as Tampa Bay ultimately defeated Detroit by a score of 4-0. Andersen Pickard Thu, Mar 30th | White Sox ace Dylan Cease lived up to that title completely shutting down the Astros over 6 1/3 innings. He allowed one run on two hits with 10 strikeouts without a walk. Kendall Capps Fri, Mar 31st | |
| Shane McClanahan will start on the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Detroit Tigers according to Rays manager Kevin Cash. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 24th | Dylan Cease will start on the mound for the Chicago White Sox in an Opening Day contest against the Houston Astros Thursday night. Chris Schommer Thu, Mar 30th | |
| Notes | ||
| Two IL stints in 2022 are the only thing suppressing McClanahan's draft value in 2023. The 25-year-old pitched 166 1/3 innings, struck out 194 batters, and blessed fantasy managers with a 2.54 ERA and 0.93 WHIP. His Statcast page could be the official symbol of Valentine's Day, with the only non-red stat being his fastball spin rate. Because it's the Rays, it's hard to predict how many innings or how deep into ball games they will let him go, but as long as he is healthy, he could anchor a fantasy staff coming out of the fourth or fifth round. Expect a little over 10.0 K/9, an ERA closer to 3, a microscopic WHIP from the third-year player, and the latest entry into the Tampa Bay pitching echelon. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Dylan Cease finished second to Justin Verlander for 2022 AL Cy Young and had an outstanding year for a wildly disappointing White Sox team. He threw 184 innings, going 14-8 while striking out 227 batters with an ERA of 2.20 and a WHIP of 1.11. Sounds great for a 27-year-old who could be a fantasy anchor for your pitching staff, right? Well... Underneath that sparkling 2.20 ERA was an xFIP of 3.50 and an extremely low BABIP of .260. These metrics should give you pause as you face the decision to draft him in the 2nd/3rd round of your draft. If he gets his walks and home runs under control, he could live up to that ADP, but be wary of drafting an "if" guy that high. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
