E. Clase, Chisholm Jr., Ja. Duran, Bassitt, Grisham

Clase has allowed more earned runs in April (9) than he did all last season (5) ... Emmanuel Clase (RHP, CLE) has been widely considered the top closer in baseball the past two years. He was the first closer off the board in most drafts this spring. Is his start this season a real collapse in skills, or are there reasons for optimism?

YearIPSVKERAxERAWHIPH%S%BB%K%K-BB%GB%VelBPX
2021

70

24

74

1.29

2.73

0.96

27%

88%

6%

27%

21%

67%

100.3

181

2022

73

42

77

1.36

2.28

0.73

24%

84%

4%

28%

25%

63%

99.5

211

2023

73

44

64

3.22

3.63

1.16

31%

73%

5%

21%

16%

54%

99.0

143

2024

74

47

66

0.61

2.71

0.66

20%

94%

4%

24%

21%

57%

99.5

167

2025

12

4

11

6.57

4.12

1.95

47%

65%

5%

18%

13%

43%

99.0

143

His skills have not been up to his typical high standards in a 12 inning sample size, but they are not as bad as the ERA and WHIP...

Almost!

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