Emmanuel Clase

Emmanuel Clase

25-Year-Old PitcherRP
Cleveland Guardians
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
RANKSFrom Preseason
#38
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$Signed a five-year, $20 million contract extension with the Guardians in April of 2022.
Collects win after 12th blown save
PCleveland Guardians
September 23, 2023
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.
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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?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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81-90
 
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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
2022
 
 
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2021
 
 
-14%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .208 396 110 22 77 4 0 5
Since 2021vs Right .196 449 104 20 83 18 1 3
2023vs Left .257 148 42 10 35 3 0 2
2023vs Right .225 147 21 6 31 9 0 1
2022vs Left .179 117 35 4 20 0 0 2
2022vs Right .158 154 42 6 23 6 0 1
2021vs Left .179 131 33 8 22 1 0 1
2021vs Right .209 148 41 8 29 3 1 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-58%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-60%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-80%
ERA at Home
2021
 
 
-13%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 1.19 0.71 113.1 6 5 53 9.8 1.3 0.2
Since 2021Away 2.80 1.22 99.2 4 13 55 8.3 2.3 0.5
2023Home 1.89 0.89 38.0 1 3 23 8.5 1.9 0.2
2023Away 4.68 1.47 32.2 2 6 19 7.7 2.2 0.6
2022Home 0.47 0.45 38.0 1 0 17 10.4 0.7 0.0
2022Away 2.34 1.04 34.2 2 4 25 8.6 1.8 0.8
2021Home 1.21 0.78 37.1 4 2 13 10.4 1.2 0.2
2021Away 1.39 1.18 32.1 0 3 11 8.6 3.1 0.3
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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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
4.00
 
K/9
8.2
 
BB/9
2.0
 
HR/9
0.4
 
Fastball
99.1 mph
 
ERA
3.18
 
WHIP
1.16
 
BABIP
.318
 
GB/FB
2.52
 
Left On Base
59.1%
 
Exit Velocity
83.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.6%
 
Spin Rate
2620 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.5%
 
Swinging Strike
14.2%
 
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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.
Clase had quite a bit of hype last offseason for a reliever with just 21 games and one save to his name. Those who hoped to see him surpass Brad Hand as closer wound up rather disappointed, as he tested positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing drug, leading to a year-long suspension. It was already shaping up to be a rocky season for the young righty, as a strained lat in late February would have seen him miss the first few months of the season under ordinary circumstances. We're now left with a player who has plenty of potential but who hasn't pitched in over a year and has recently battled an arm injury. That's a risky proposition, but the upside is still there and Hand is now out the door, opening up save chances. That keeps Clase firmly in lottery-ticket territory, though his 22.3 K% as a rookie and 23.7 K% in the minors mean he may not provide much value if he doesn't get saves.
Clase emerged early last season as one of the best relief-pitching prospects in baseball and got the call in August at the age of 21. He led the majors by a sizable margin in average cutter velocity at 99.2 mph. The 6-foot-2 righty also throws a high-spin, 99.5-mph four-seamer and a 90.5-mph slider, though he leaned on his 80-grade cutter 73.3% of the time. His 22.3 K% was underwhelming, given his stuff, but his 6.4 BB%, 60.6 GB% and 1.11 WHIP were very impressive marks for a high-velocity 21-year-old reliever. Clase has ninth-inning stuff -- he gave up just three homers in 68 innings last year -- so it's likely just a matter of when he gets the chance to move from setup man to closer. Clase headlined the December trade for Corey Kluber and his path to saves is a little more difficult in Cleveland, but the cream usually rises to the top in these situations.
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Locks down 42nd save
PCleveland Guardians
September 21, 2023
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
PCleveland Guardians
September 16, 2023
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
PCleveland Guardians
September 12, 2023
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
PCleveland Guardians
September 11, 2023
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
PCleveland Guardians
September 8, 2023
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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