Out
Injury Personal
Est. Return 9/1/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
5-3
ERA
3.23
WHIP
1.23
K
47
SV
24
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After leading the league in the saves in 2022 and 2023, Clase fell just short of a three-peat. Still, his 47 saves led the American League and he was third among closers with an 88.7 percent team save share. Clase also became the Guardians' franchise leader in saves while breaking the team's single-season record for the category. The right-hander struggled during the 2024 playoffs, permitting three home runs and eight earned runs across eight postseason innings, but he was lights out in the regular season. Clase led the league with a 0.61 ERA and 0.66 WHIP over a career-high 74.1 innings, while ranking fourth among relievers with a 3.7 percent walk rate and .151 batting average against. He threw his devastating cutter a career-high 77.8 percent of the time at the highest velocity for that pitch type (99.5 mph on average), all while inducing weak contact and plenty of ground balls (57.4 percent). Clase is locked in as a top-3 closer for 2025 drafts. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a five-year, $20 million contract extension with the Guardians in April of 2022.
Placed on leave in gambling probe
The Guardians announced Monday that Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 as part of MLB's sports-betting investigation, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Clase becomes the second Guardians pitcher to be placed on the restricted list in connection with the investigation, as right-hander Luis L. Ortiz previously went on leave earlier in this month. The 27-year-old righty has taken a step back statistically this season but has still performed as one of baseball's top closers, notching saves in 24 of 29 chances while logging a 3.23 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 47.1 innings. The 52-53 Guardians are 3.5 games behind for the final wild-card spot in the American League and may have considered moving Clase ahead of Thursday's trade deadline, but his placement on non-disciplinary leave likely takes any potential deal off the table. While Clase is out for at least the next month, right-hander Cade Smith (3.02 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 65:17 K:BB in 44.2 innings) looks like the next man up for save chances in the Cleveland bullpen, though manager Stephen Vogt could opt for a committee approach at closer.
Clase becomes the second Guardians pitcher to be placed on the restricted list in connection with the investigation, as right-hander Luis L. Ortiz previously went on leave earlier in this month. The 27-year-old righty has taken a step back statistically this season but has still performed as one of baseball's top closers, notching saves in 24 of 29 chances while logging a 3.23 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 47.1 innings. The 52-53 Guardians are 3.5 games behind for the final wild-card spot in the American League and may have considered moving Clase ahead of Thursday's trade deadline, but his placement on non-disciplinary leave likely takes any potential deal off the table. While Clase is out for at least the next month, right-hander Cade Smith (3.02 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 65:17 K:BB in 44.2 innings) looks like the next man up for save chances in the Cleveland bullpen, though manager Stephen Vogt could opt for a committee approach at closer.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Emmanuel Clase generally throw?
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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 2023
-9%
BAA vs LHP
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Even Split
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .204 | 89 | 19 | 70 | 2 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .224 | 88 | 19 | 83 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .256 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .255 | 30 | 7 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .115 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .191 | 36 | 6 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .252 | 42 | 10 | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .232 | 22 | 6 | 33 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-53%
ERA at Home
2025
-41%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 1.43 | 0.76 | 100.2 | 9.2 | 1.5 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.07 | 1.22 | 93.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.29 | 0.92 | 19.2 | 12.4 | 0.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.90 | 1.45 | 27.2 | 6.5 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.64 | 0.57 | 42.0 | 8.6 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.56 | 0.77 | 32.1 | 7.2 | 0.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.85 | 0.90 | 39.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.81 | 1.46 | 33.2 | 7.5 | 2.1 | ||||
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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
3.92K/9
8.9BB/9
2.3HR/9
0.4Fastball
99.0 mphERA
3.23WHIP
1.23BABIP
.337GB/FB
1.58Left On Base
68.8%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.2%Spin Rate
2553 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.4%Swinging Strike
15.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Clase led the league in saves for the second straight year, tallying a career-high 44 of the Guardians' 47 total saves, while earning his second consecutive All-Star nomination. His 93.6% team save share led the league once again, as former Guardians manager Terry Francona was very straightforward with his bullpen hierarchy. However, Clase regressed in many categories, all of which new manager Stephen Vogt may consider when determining bullpen roles for 2024. Clase posted career-worst marks with 9 losses and 12 blown saves, the latter leading all relievers. He also posted the worst ratios of his young career, and while his 3.22 ERA and 1.16 WHIP were fine for typical reliever standards, they were not Clase-like. Hitters simply made more contact against him, which inflated his BABIP and saw his strikeout rate plummet to a career-worst 21.2%. Despite these blips, Clase should remain the Guardians closer for 2024 and is likely to be among the top 5 closers taken in drafts.
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Mixed results in doubleheader
Clase (5-3) took a blown save and the loss by allowing three runs on a hit and two walks over one-third of an inning in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Royals. He then pitched a perfect inning to earn a save in the second game of the twin bill.
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Nails down 23rd save
Clase picked up the save in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Orioles, firing a clean ninth inning. He struck out two.
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Secures 22nd save
Clase gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday to record his 22nd save of the season in a 6-3 win over the Orioles.
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Gets two-out save
Clase got two outs in a scoreless ninth to pick up the save, allowing one hit while striking out two, during Friday's 8-6 win over the Athletics.
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Notches save No. 20
Clase recorded his 20th save of the season in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Cubs actively monitoring
The Cubs are one of the teams "most actively monitoring" Clase's trade market, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
Analysis
The consensus is that the Guardians are unlikely to trade Clase, who is under team control at a very affordable rate through the 2028 season. However, the club is at least listening to inquiries on Clase and could be compelled to move him if the right offer comes along. If Clase is traded, Cade Smith would take over at closer in Cleveland, assuming Smith himself isn't dealt.
The consensus is that the Guardians are unlikely to trade Clase, who is under team control at a very affordable rate through the 2028 season. However, the club is at least listening to inquiries on Clase and could be compelled to move him if the right offer comes along. If Clase is traded, Cade Smith would take over at closer in Cleveland, assuming Smith himself isn't dealt.