Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase picked up his league-best 16th save of the season in Monday's 3-0 win over the White Sox. Clase came in to pitch the top of the ninth inning and went 1-2-3 with a strikeout. The 25-year-old has not had the numbers fantasy managers expected overall with a 3.38 ERA, just a 6.00 K/9 rate, and five blown saves. However, he is still racking up saves and holds a firm grasp of the closer's role. Clase has been one of fantasy's top closers for several seasons ...

Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase threw a clean ninth inning to pick up his 15th save in a 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Clase allowed a hit and struck out one in his inning of work. He now has a 2.82 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts in 22 IP. He has a staggering 19 save opportunities so far, five more than anyone else. Obviously that won't keep up, but he will continue seeing the lion's share of chances with the Guardians, who tend to play in tight, low-scoring ...

Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase notched his 12th save of the season on Sunday, securing a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Clase was tasked with finishing off a shutout after a tremendous performance by Cal Quantrill, and did so, striking out one while allowing just a walk in his inning of work. Clase now has the league lead in saves, converting 12 of his 15 attempts. He has a 1.96 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with 11 strikeouts in 18 IP. He remains one of the best closers in the ...

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase picked up his 10th save of the season in Monday's 3-2 win over the Yankees. Clase entered to pitch the bottom of the ninth up by one and made quick work of it, delivering a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. The 25-year-old has been almost everything fantasy managers had hoped for to this point, converting all but two save opportunities with a 1.76 ERA and 5.28 K/9 rate. The strikeouts haven't been there yet for Clase and his velocity is down by 1-2 MPH on ...

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase converted his sixth save of the season in Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Clase was set up with a one-run lead entering the ninth, which was maintained by Trevor Stephan and James Karinchak. The 25-year-old surrendered two hits but completed a scoreless ninth. He now trails MLB save leader Jordan Romano by just one save. Clase currently owns a 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 22.2% K rate, and 11.1 walk rate, across 10 innings. In his last ...

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase tossed a scoreless ninth inning to slam the door on a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Monday. Clase finished with two strikeouts without allowing a baserunner in the frame. The star closer needed just 10 pitches to send the Yankees down in order while notching two whiffs along the way. Clase now has converted three of his four save chances while posting a 4.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and six strikeouts in six innings. He remains one of the top fantasy ...

Cleveland Guardians right-hander Emmanuel Clase threw a scoreless ninth inning to save a 2-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Clase picked up one strikeout and did not allow a baserunner in the frame while needing just eight pitches to send the Mariners down. The veteran closer has now made appearances in two straight days, notching three strikeouts across two innings of work. Clase is one of the top closers in the league and should see plenty of save chances pitching for a Cleveland ...

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has pitched to a 4.50 ERA during six spring games. He has a 1.33 WHIP and four strikeouts over six innings pitched. It's not a great start for Clase, but it's nothing to worry about here. As with most spring stats, don't look too much into them. The 2022 Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year should be fine for the start of the season and is just getting in the work required to be ready for another dominant year. Clase is one of the top ...

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was named the 2022 Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award on Tuesday. Clase is a first-time recipient of the award, and the 24-year-old was also named an All-Star for the first time in his career in 2022. He had a sparkling 1.36 ERA and led the majors with 42 saves for the Guardians. His 77 appearances were tied with Toronto Blue Jays reliever Adam Cimber for the most by any player, and Clase's 67 games finished were 13 more than ...

Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona was named the American League Manager of the Year for the third time in his career on Tuesday. He also won the award with Cleveland in 2013 and 2016. Despite not having a star-studded roster, the Guardians won 92 games in 2022, earning them the American League Central Division title. While the roster did contain some big names such as Jose Ramirez, Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie, and Emmanuel Clase, Francona successfully managed a team that hit the ...