Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was tasked with pitching the last 2.1 innings of Friday's 4-2 Division Series game two win against the New York Yankees. He was the winning pitcher and ended up throwing 33 pitches while recording two strikeouts and allowing one walk. Clase has cemented himself as one of the best relievers in baseball after pitching to a 1.36 ERA with 42 saves, 77 strikeouts, and a 0.73 WHIP across 72.2 IP in 2022. Because of the big workload Friday, he might be ...

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase picked up his 42nd save of the season in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Royals. He came in to pitch the ninth inning up by three. He allowed a leadoff single, had runners on first and third after a fielder's choice error, and then allowed the unearned runner to score on a force-out at second before getting the final two outs on strikeouts. The 24-year-old has been a fantastic fantasy option this season and currently has the most saves in baseball to go with...

Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase has been nearly unhittable all season long. On Sunday, the right-hander was called upon to protect a two-run lead over the Kansas City Royals. The 24-year-old needed only 12 pitches to record his major league leading 41st save of the season. He's converted 41 of his 45 save opportunities to go along with a microscopic 1.38 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and 75/10 K/BB ratio across 71 2/3 innings. There's still a few games left in the regular season for Clase to...

Cleveland Guardians reliever Emmanuel Clase made short work of the White Sox in the ninth inning on Thursday to close out his team's 4-2 victory. The right-hander threw 12 pitches in the frame to retire the side in order with a strikeout, ground out, and a fly out to collect his major league-leading 37th save of the season. Clase has put it all together in his third season in the majors with a 1.37 ERA and 0.73 WHIP with 67 K through 65 2/3 IP so far in 2022. Managers who took a shot on him in ...

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase continued his dominant season in Monday's 5-4 win over the Angels, picking up his league-leading 34th save. Clase came in to pitch the ninth inning up by one and shut the door with a 1-2-3 inning and a strikeout. The 24-year-old has delivered on his high fantasy expectations this season, converting all but three save opportunities with a 1.34 ERA and a 9.20 K/9 rate. He should continue to help fantasy managers down the stretch and should be one of ...

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase put the finishing touches on Tuesday's All-Star Game, earning a save in the American League's 3-2 win. Clase came in to pitch the ninth inning with the score 3-2 and proceeded to strike out Garrett Cooper, Kyle Schwarber, and Jake Cronenworth. Clase has been excellent once again this season, converting 19 of 21 save opportunities with a 1.41 ERA and 28.3% strikeout rate. He continues to be one of fantasy's most reliable closing options and should ...

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase picked up his 16th save of the season in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Twins. Clase entered to pitch the 11th inning with a ghost runner on second and shut the door, delivering a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. The 24-year-old has continued to be a high-end fantasy closer option in 2022, converting all but two save opportunities with a 1.53 ERA and 9.51 K/9 rate.

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was able to pick up his 12th save of the season in Tuesday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Rockies. Clase came in to pitch the 10th inning with a one-run lead and a ghost runner on second. The first hitter reached on a fielding error, allowing the ghost runner to advance to third. The Guardians then got the first out at home on a fielder's choice, preventing the tying run but allowing runners to reach first and second. Clase then induced a game-ending ...

Cleveland Guardians reliever Emmanuel Clase pitched a clean ninth inning of Friday's 6-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles to earn his eighth save of the season. He struck out two batters and allowed no baserunners. Although Clase ranks just 18th in saves, he's putting up fantastic numbers for the second year in a row, posting a 2.21 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and 28.4% strikeout rate. He should be a four-category contributor going forward and a must-start in all formats.

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase is off to a strong start this season. In 15.1 innings so far in 2022, the reliever has pitched to a 2.93 ERA and a 2.45 FIP. He's also logged a 0.98 WHIP and has just 12 hits, five earned runs, and one home run. What's more, he's converted seven of his nine save chances and has given up just one earned run in his last 10.2 innings of work. He's entrenched as the closer in Cleveland and should continue to produce like one of the elite options at his ...