Guardians Closer Emmanuel Clase put on leave as part of the game probe
The Cleveland Guardians announced earlier in the day than the Triple All-Star and the Closing launcher Emmanuel Clase had been put on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of the MLB investigation into sports betting. Clase's leave should currently take place until August 31According to Jeff Passan d'Espn.
Clase is the second member of the Guardians to be put on non -disciplinary paid leave due to the investigation. He joined his colleague launcher Luis Ortizwhich has been on leave since July 3.
“We have been informed that no additional personal club staff should be assigned”, ” The team said in a press release. “Guardians are not allowed to comment more for the moment and will respect the league confidential investigation process when we continue to cooperate fully.”
Emmanuel Clase has been a member of Cleveland Guardians since 2021. During his mandate in Cleveland, he was appointed for three MLB All-Star games and was appointed the American league reader in 2022 and 2024.
A huge loss for the guards
It is a major intestine for the Cleveland Guardians, who were already trying to sail in rocky waters without one of their starting launchers since Ortiz was put on leave. Now, the Guardians will have to try to push the matches in the three and a half year playoffs from one of the Joker's stains without doubt the best closing launcher for the last three years.
It is not as if Cleveland was an offensive mastodon. They are 26th in the points scored and dead on average on average in the team stick. They are really in the conversation in the playoffs because they are a solid pitching team (16th in the team era). With Ortiz already left and that the team is now losing its closest, Cleveland can expect its ERA less than 4.00 to begin to slip more and more as the season continues.
This also has a considerable impact on the team's commercial maturity strategy. If the Guardians want to be buyers and go all this season, they will have to add a closing launcher to their wishes list. Conversely, if they wanted to be sellers and exchange players for prospects and future considerations, they just lost one of their most precious professions. Clase is the closest type that could have been exchanged for good and young players. Since the dishes, the cubs and the yankees had enclosure problems, Cleveland could have exploited this in a profession to improve their initial alignment. Now they have no leverage before the deadline for trade.
This could be the highlight in the Cleveland Guardians 2025 coffin. They were a team less than .500 before this ad. With Clase on August 31 at the earliest, they will probably abandon more games than they expected and will not miss the playoffs.
Is Emmanuel Clase's future in danger?
It is a terrible look for Emanuel Clase, who was not a saint in the majors. In 2020, he was suspended for the whole season due to the use of the PED. If he had a virgin past, it would be easier to give him the benefit of the doubt concerning this investigation.
I don't want to drop the name of Emmanuel Clase. The MLB conducts a survey on sports betting activities, which means that the league may not even be able to find evidence to confirm that there have been reprehensible acts. However, Emmanuel Clase's recent performance is a source of concern and justify once.
During the regular season of 2024, it was undoubtedly the best closer to baseball with an MPM of 0.61 and a whip of 0.66. However, in the playoffs, it was terrible, with a 9.00 MPM and a whip of 1.63. These statistics do not confirm that he is guilty of repair of games to win bets, but the optics are terrible. When the best closer to baseball, with five points deserved in 74.1 rounds, allows eight points deserved in eight rounds during the playoffs, something seems shady.
Again, I want to emphasize that nothing conclusive has been found. Consequently, Emmanuel Clase should be considered innocent until his guilt. But if the MLB notes that he has placed betting on the matches, we could attend the fall of one of the best closers since Mariano Rivera retired.
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2025-07-28 18:43:00
