| IP | ERA | W-L | K/BB | K/9 | WHIP | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.1 | 4.21 | 3-4 | 77/24 | 10.4 | 1.12 | 13.62 |
| Compared to same point last season | ||||||
| 0.0 | nan | 0-0 | / | NAN | nan | |
Nolan McLean slots in as a high-strikeout building block with elite raw stuff
Nolan McLean enters his first full season with the Mets locked into the rotation as a solid mid-rotation staple. At just 24 years old, the young right-hander possesses some of the most unique, high-spin movement profiles in the major leagues, highlighted by a devastating sweeper and sinker combination. With rotation mates like Kodai Senga and Tylor Megill sidelined with long-term injuries, McLean's pathway to consistent, high-volume innings is as secure as anyone on the roster.
From a categorical perspective, our projections are highly optimistic about McLean's fantasy contributions. In 151 projected innings, our models forecast 11 wins, a solid 3.46 ERA, and an elite 1.20 WHIP. His signature calling card will be missed bats, as he is expected to pile up 164 strikeouts. This aligns closely with his career 10.71 K/9 rate, giving him the ceiling of a true fantasy asset who can single-handedly elevate a manager's strikeout category while maintaining stable ratios.
With an ADP hovering around 116, the market is beginning to price in McLean's massive upside, but he still represents a value relative to our projections. He carries the classic profile of a high-upside breakout star. While there may be occasional bumps in the road as he refines his command, McLean is a priority target for managers seeking high-strikeout rotation anchors with top-tier talent.
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| DATE | OPP | INN | PC | K | WLK | ER | DEC | ERA | WHIP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/31 | MIA | 5.0 | 94 | 2 | 5 | 1 | WIN | 4.21 | 1.12 | 13 | |
| 05/25 | CIN | 3.1 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 7 | LOSS | 4.40 | 1.09 | -3 | |
| 05/19 | @WAS | 5.2 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 6 | LOSS | 3.57 | 1.03 | 0 | |
| 05/14 | DET | 7.0 | 93 | 7 | 3 | 3 | WIN | 2.92 | 0.96 | 22 | |
| 05/08 | @ARI | 6.0 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 2.78 | 0.90 | 18 | |
| 05/02 | @LAA | 4.0 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 3 | N/A | 2.97 | 0.94 | 8 | |
| 04/26 | COL | 5.0 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 1 | LOSS | 2.55 | 0.85 | 8 | |
| 04/21 | MIN | 6.2 | 99 | 10 | 0 | 3 | N/A | 2.67 | 0.76 | 21 | |
| 04/14 | @LAD | 7.0 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 1 | N/A | 2.28 | 0.76 | 22 | |
| 04/09 | ARI | 6.1 | 100 | 8 | 2 | 2 | LOSS | 2.70 | 0.84 | 14 | |
| 04/03 | @SF | 5.1 | 93 | 4 | 2 | 1 | WIN | 2.61 | 0.87 | 17 | |
| 03/29 | PIT | 5.0 | 84 | 8 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 3.60 | 1.20 | 13 | |
| Totals: | 66.1 | 1105 | 77 | 24 | 31 | 152 | |||||
| YEAR | TM | APP | INN | PC | K | WLK | SV | W-L | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NYM | 8 | 48.0 | 739 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 5-1 | 2.06 | 1.04 | 10.7 | 149 |
| 2026 | NYM | 12 | 66.1 | 1105 | 77 | 24 | 0 | 3-4 | 4.21 | 1.12 | 10.5 | 152 |
| ON PACE | 31 | 176 | 2934 | 204 | 63 | 0 | 7-10 | 4.21 | 1.12 | 10.5 | 402 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 8 | 47 | 739 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 5-1 | 2.06 | 1.04 | 10.7 | 149 | |
| Career | 20 | 112.0 | 1844 | 134 | 40 | 0 | 0-0 | 3.38 | 1.11 | 10.8 | ||
| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.18 | 1.262 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 91 | 10.6 |
| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | NAN |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Alvarez | 14% | 2% |
| Luis Torrens | 1% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Bo Bichette | 88% | 69% |
| Jorge Polanco | 19% | 2% |
| Mark Vientos | 14% | 9% |
| Brett Baty | 11% | 8% |
| Eric Wagaman | 1% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 98% | 11% |
| Marcus Semien | 38% | 27% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Soto | 100% | 99% |
| Carson Benge | 42% | 35% |
| A.J. Ewing | 29% | 19% |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 27% | 4% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Freddy Peralta | 99% | 80% |
| Nolan McLean | 98% | 58% |
| Christian Scott | 30% | 12% |
| Clay Holmes | 24% | 3% |
| Kodai Senga | 13% | 2% |
| Jonah Tong | 12% | 7% |
| David Peterson | 11% | 6% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Williams | 84% | 81% |
| Luke Weaver | 14% | 14% |
| Sean Manaea | 7% | 5% |
| Brooks Raley | 7% | 6% |
| Tobias Myers | 2% | 2% |
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-20 | .677 | - | 327 | 213 | |
| 32-29 | .525 | 9.5 | 236 | 260 | |
| 31-32 | .492 | 11.5 | 331 | 341 | |
| 29-34 | .460 | 13.5 | 268 | 286 | |
| 27-35 | .435 | 15 | 251 | 264 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Alvarez | 37 | 112 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .241 | |
| Hayden Senger | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .133 | |
| Luis Torrens | 38 | 100 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .220 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Vientos | 53 | 187 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .219 | |
| Jared Young | 19 | 44 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .295 | |
| Jorge Polanco | 14 | 56 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .179 | |
| Eric Wagaman | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | 62 | 223 | 23 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 5 | .220 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Bichette | 62 | 248 | 29 | 56 | 5 | 31 | 1 | .226 | |
| Brett Baty | 58 | 185 | 22 | 42 | 3 | 23 | 2 | .227 | |
| Andy Ibáñez | 14 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .087 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 24 | 93 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .226 | |
| Ronny Mauricio | 10 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .219 | |
| Vidal Bruján | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Soto | 45 | 167 | 28 | 49 | 13 | 29 | 6 | .293 | |
| Carson Benge | 59 | 210 | 31 | 53 | 6 | 24 | 10 | .252 | |
| Tyrone Taylor | 43 | 97 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .186 | |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 24 | 85 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .224 | |
| A.J. Ewing | 22 | 75 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .253 | |
| Tommy Pham | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Austin Slater | 21 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .209 | |
| Nick Morabito | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Melendez | 39 | 82 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .207 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan McLean | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 66.1 | 77 | 4.21 | 1.12 | |
| Freddy Peralta | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 72.0 | 74 | 3.38 | 1.31 | |
| David Peterson | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 57.1 | 56 | 5.18 | 1.59 | |
| Clay Holmes | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 52.2 | 45 | 2.39 | 1.10 | |
| Christian Scott | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 38 | 2.97 | 1.39 | |
| Kodai Senga | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20.0 | 23 | 9.00 | 1.95 | |
| Jonah Tong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 7 | 3.60 | 1.50 | |
| Zach Thornton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 8.31 | 1.39 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Williams | 23 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20.0 | 31 | 5.40 | 1.55 | |
| Tobias Myers | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33.1 | 26 | 4.05 | 1.08 | |
| Carl Edwards Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 11 | 1.50 | 1.17 | |
| Brooks Raley | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.1 | 27 | 1.54 | 1.24 | |
| Sean Manaea | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 42 | 5.08 | 1.46 | |
| Luke Weaver | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 27 | 2.67 | 1.00 | |
| A.J. Minter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.00 | 1.20 | |
| Cionel Pérez | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 13 | 5.68 | 1.53 | |
| Joey Gerber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| Austin Warren | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.1 | 22 | 1.33 | 1.13 | |
| Daniel Duarte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.43 | |
| Huascar Brazobán | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30.2 | 24 | 2.35 | 1.04 | |
| Jonathan Pintaro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
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| DATE | OPP | SCORE | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06-01 | @SEA | L 3-2 | Austin Warren Emerson Hancock |
| 06-02 | @SEA | L 8-3 | Huascar Brazoban Logan Gilbert |
| 06-03 | @SEA | 03:40 EDT | Freddy Peralta George Kirby |
| 06-05 | @SD | 09:40 EDT | Christian Scott Michael King |
| 06-06 | @SD | 10:10 EDT | Nolan McLean Griffin Canning |
| 06-07 | @SD | 04:10 EDT | Sean Manaea Randy Vasquez |
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