2023 Stats
W-L
3-9
ERA
3.18
WHIP
1.16
K
64
SV
42
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
His breakout 2021 season would be difficult to top, but Clase exceeded his already high expectations, leading the league with 42 saves while earning his first All-Star nomination and AL Reliever of the Month honors three times. Clase led all qualified relievers with a 0.73 WHIP, while also setting career best marks with 72.2 innings, 77 strikeouts, a 28.4% K% and an impressive 3.7% BB% that was among the best in the majors. His 82.4% team save share also led the league, as he had no competition to his role as the Guardians closer and maintained extremely high stability in that role all season. Clase's velocity was down a tick, averaging "only" 99.6 mph on his cutter after the pitch averaged triple digits last year. He still threw 196 pitches 100 mph or greater, but this was far less than the 471 he threw at that speed in 2021. Clase will be the first closer off the board in many 2023 drafts and is likely to be drafted among the top 3 closers at minimum. Read Past Outlooks
Collects win after 12th blown save
Clase (3-9) blew the save but picked up the win in Friday's 9-8 victory over the Orioles, giving up two runs on two hits in an inning of relief. He struck out one.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander had Baltimore down to its final strike in the top of the ninth inning before hitting Anthony Santander with a pitch, followed by a single, a wild pitch and a double. Fortunately for Clase, Cleveland had one more burst of offense left in it in the bottom of the frame. The closer leads the majors with 42 saves but also has an MLB-high 12 blown saves, with Colorado setup man Jake Bird being the only other reliever in double digits, and Clase's 3.18 ERA this year is nearly two runs higher than his 1.36 mark from 2022.
The right-hander had Baltimore down to its final strike in the top of the ninth inning before hitting Anthony Santander with a pitch, followed by a single, a wild pitch and a double. Fortunately for Clase, Cleveland had one more burst of offense left in it in the bottom of the frame. The closer leads the majors with 42 saves but also has an MLB-high 12 blown saves, with Colorado setup man Jake Bird being the only other reliever in double digits, and Clase's 3.18 ERA this year is nearly two runs higher than his 1.36 mark from 2022.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Emmanuel Clase generally throw?
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Emmanuel Clase generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-12%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .208 | 110 | 22 | 77 | 5 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .196 | 104 | 20 | 83 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .257 | 42 | 10 | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .225 | 21 | 6 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .179 | 35 | 4 | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .158 | 42 | 6 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .179 | 33 | 8 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .209 | 41 | 8 | 29 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-58%
ERA at Home
2023
-60%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 1.19 | 0.71 | 113.1 | 9.8 | 1.3 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 2.80 | 1.22 | 99.2 | 8.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.89 | 0.89 | 38.0 | 8.5 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.68 | 1.47 | 32.2 | 7.7 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0.47 | 0.45 | 38.0 | 10.4 | 0.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.34 | 1.04 | 34.2 | 8.6 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2021Home | 1.21 | 0.78 | 37.1 | 10.4 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2021Away | 1.39 | 1.18 | 32.1 | 8.6 | 3.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Emmanuel Clase compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.00K/9
8.2BB/9
2.0HR/9
0.4Fastball
99.1 mphERA
3.18WHIP
1.16BABIP
.318GB/FB
2.52Left On Base
59.1%Exit Velocity
83.2 mphBarrels/BBE
2.6%Spin Rate
2620 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.5%Swinging Strike
14.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Imagine you're in the batter's box and the pitcher standing across from you casually fires 100-mph cutters in your direction. Now that you've woken up from that nightmare, take a moment to appreciate Clase's 2021 success. Nearly 45% of Clase's total pitches reached triple digits - 471 to be exact, while no other pitcher threw more than 215. Clase opened the year as Cleveland's primary closer and finished with 24 saves, a 61.5% share of his team's total saves. While he ceded 11 saves to James Karinchak, most were early in the season when Karinchak was in dominant form. Clase's 9.6 K/9 was not elite, but his 0.3 HR/9 was, ranking fourth among qualified relievers. He was lights-out in the second half with a 0.82 ERA, 0.61 WHIP and 33:2 K:BB over 33 innings after the All-Star break. Clase is likely to be drafted among the top 10 closers, but his upside fresh off of a breakout season could land him in the top five.
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Locks down 42nd save
Clase picked up the save Thursday against the Orioles. He allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two over a scoreless inning.
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Converts for save No. 41
Clase picked up the save Saturday against Texas. He allowed one hit and struck out one over a scoreless inning.
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Records 40th save
Clase pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Giants.
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Falters again Monday
Clase (2-9) failed to record an out Monday versus the Giants, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits to take a blown save and the loss.
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Bounces back Friday
Clase pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Friday's 6-3 win over the Angels. He did not strike out a batter.
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