Based on ZiPS projections, Emmanuel Clase is expected to finish 2021 with the following stats:
3.57 ERA, 3.71 FIP, 7.94 K/9, 2.25 BB/9, 64 G, 68.0 IP, 0.8 fWAR
Read what our writers think, then vote in the poll below and drop your own opinions in the comments and on the Let’s Go Tribe Discord.
Matt Schlichting’s Prediction: PUSH
This all depends on how the Manager of the Cleveland Baseball Team decides to deploy the bullpen.
I don’t believe in closers. I think it’s completely ludicrous to say that “some guys can close and some can’t”.