APRIL 12, 2021 • SACBEE.COM
EMMANUEL CLASE #48 - PITCHER - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
5-3 W-L •
1.23 WHIP •
3.23 ERA
5-3 W-L
1.23 WHIP
3.23 ERA
Speed demon: New closer Clase bringing the heat for Indians Emmanuel Clase (pronounced clas-AY’) may have closed the case to be Cleveland’s closer.
Speed demon: New closer Clase bringing the heat for Indians
Emmanuel Clase (pronounced clas-AY') may have closed the case to be Cleveland's closerAPRIL 12, 2021 • Associated Press
Records second save of season Clase notched his second save of the season Sunday against the Tigers. He allowed one hit and one walk while fanning one during his lone inning of work.
Impact Clase recorded two saves during the weekend series against the Tigers and has yet to allow a run this season, though this was the first time he allowed baserunners in four outings. The right-hander didn't rattle despite having runners in first and second with one out, and he closed things out with a double play after inducing Nomar Mazara to ground out. Clase has gone 2-for-2 in save opportunities this season and has started the year on a dominant note.
APRIL 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Strong bullpen leads Indians to sweep of Miggy-less Tigers
Logan Allen recovered from a bumpy first inning to get his first win with Cleveland and the Indians completed a three-game sweep with a 5-2 win over the Detroit TigersAPRIL 11, 2021 • Associated Press
Civale coasts, Luplow drives in 5 as Indians pound Tigers
Aaron Civale allowed just three hits while dominating Detroit over 7 2/3 innings and was backed by five home runs, including Jordan Luplow’s three-run shot, as the Cleveland Indian...APRIL 11, 2021 • Associated Press
Notches first save Clase struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Friday to pick up his first save of the season in a 4-1 win over the Tigers.
Impact The right-hander simply overpowered the heart of Detroit's order, tossing 11 of 14 pitches for strikes and fanning Jeimer Candelario and Nomar Mazara. Clase has a 0.00 ERA and 5:0 K:BB through his first three appearances (three innings) of 2021, and while Cleveland has deployed a committee in the ninth inning so far, Clase has done nothing to remove himself from the high-leverage mix.
APRIL 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Reyes homers twice, Plesac strong as Indians beat Tigers
Franmil Reyes homered twice and Zach Plesac pitched seven dominant innings after getting an early lead to give the Cleveland Indians a 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers, who scratche...APRIL 10, 2021 • Associated Press
Eight Cleveland Indians thoughts: Emmanuel Clase's heat, Shane Bieber's feat and the lineup's heartbeat Emmanuel Clase throws elite heat. Shane Bieber keeps piling up strikeouts. And maybe the Indians offense isn't as awful as it seems.
APRIL 9, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Pitches scoreless inning Wednesday Clase (1-0) earned the win while pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts Wednesday against the Royals.
Impact Clase pitched the eighth inning and looked absolutely dominant, tossing 10 of his 15 pitches for strikes and fanning two of the three batters he faced -- none other than Salvador Perez and Jorge Soler. Clase has recorded two scoreless outings to begin the season.
APRIL 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Ramírez homers twice, Bieber fans 12, Indians beat Royals
José Ramírez’s second two-run homer of the game snapped a tie in the eighth inning and sent the Cleveland Indians to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals after Cy Young winner Sha...APRIL 7, 2021 • Associated Press
Closer roundup: Targeting Jake Diekman, a darkhorse in Derek Holland, some Emmanuel Clase love and more Looking for saves? Aren't we all? Greg Jewett surveys the closer landscape (and answers questions) as we enter the first week of the season.
APRIL 2, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Closing time: Indians to use closer-by-committee approach
The Indians will open the season without a definitive closerMARCH 31, 2021 • Associated Press
Part of three-man closer committee Cleveland will use a committee of Clase, James Karinchak and Nick Wittgren for save chances this season, manager Terry Francona told MLB.com.
Impact Clase had a 4.32 ERA this spring with 11 strikeouts and no walks in 8.1 innings. Karinchak entered spring as the leading candidate for the closer role, but struggled with a 6.52 ERA and 10 walks in 9.2 innings. Wittgren looked sharp with a 1.08 ERA and nine strikeouts in 8.1 innings. It sounds like the closer situation could be in flux early in the season.
MARCH 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Reliever Shaw makes Indians' roster after strong camp
Bryan Shaw has pitched his way back into Cleveland’s bullpenMARCH 24, 2021 • Associated Press
Indians push on without Lindor, lean on Bieber, pitching
The Indians knew this season was coming, the first one without Francisco LindorMARCH 17, 2021 • Associated Press
Showing off devastating cutter Cleveland is looking at Clase as an impact reliever who could pitch in the late innings this season, Terry Pluto of Cleveland.com reports.
Impact Pluto speculates that Clase, whose cutter has touched 99 mph this spring, could work in the seventh and eighth innings this season. Clase's goal is to be the team's closer, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic. Manager Terry Francona has already suggested that James Karinchak could be used to get outs at the highest-leverage moments of the game, even if that happens prior to the ninth inning, so it could be any of Clase, Nick Wittgren, Phil Maton or Blake Parker who ends up with the save in those instances.
MARCH 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
What I’m hearing from Goodyear: Amed Rosario to Bobby Bradley to Emmanuel Clase – Terry’s Talkin’ Tribe Amed Rosario has a chance of being the opening day center fielder.
MARCH 13, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM
SPARPs and longshot closers: Tejay Antone, Emmanuel Clase and more fantasy baseball reliever sleepers Greg Jewett highlights the starting pitchers with RP-eligibility and longshot closers who could prove to be fantasy baseball impact players.
MARCH 11, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
After a year away, Emmanuel Clase wants to be Cleveland's closer: Is he ready? Indians righty Emmanuel Clase has otherworldly skill, but does he have the necessary tools to cut it as a reliable, late-innings reliever?
MARCH 4, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
On Emmanuel Clase’s velocity and 5 other things about the Cleveland Indians Emmanuel Clase, pitching in his first game action since the end of the 2019 season with Texas, hit 100 mph in the sixth inning Monday for th...
MARCH 2, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM
Emmanuel Clase brings his ‘nasty’ stuff to Cleveland Indians spring training Clase recalled the time he threw a 104 mph pitch in a minor league game and says his stuff is already 'nasty' again this season.
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM
James Karinchak, Emmanuel Clase both want to close games, but Cleveland Indians might have other ideas Both hard-throwing righties say they see themselves as closers but will pitch in whatever roles they're asked.
FEBRUARY 22, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM
DeShields signs minor league deal to rejoin Texas Rangers
Free agent outfielder Delino DeShields has agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas RangersFEBRUARY 1, 2021 • Associated Press
MLB drug tests drop sharply during coronavirus pandemic
Major League Baseball’s number of drug tests dropped sharply during the novel coronavirus pandemicDECEMBER 1, 2020 • Associated Press
What about Mike Clevinger’s injury? How about Emmanuel Clase? – Terry’s Talkin’ Tribe Just think if the Indians had not traded Mike Clevinger, who is having off-season elbow surgery?
NOVEMBER 22, 2020 • CLEVELAND.COM
