Emmanuel Clase is one of, if not the best closer in all of baseball. Sure, he has run into problems this season but there isn’t a soul in the baseball industry that thinks he isn’t in the elite tier of relievers. A few weeks ago I would’ve soundly rejected the idea of trading Clase, but things change quickly, even in the long 162 game season.
To start: my rationale behind trading Clase has nothing to do with his performance, in fact its the performance of the rest of the team that makes him a prime trade candidate. In 2024 the Guardians rotation was led by Tanner Bibee held together by the miracle of Matthew Boyd and.