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Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase is a 2021 fantasy baseball draft value. His ADP is undervalued, making him a potential draft bargain and late-round sleeper to target.
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 400
CURRENT ADP: ~447 overall
ANALYSIS: A suspension wiped out his 2020 season but it only serves to make him an even better value in 2021. With Brad Hand gone, there's a good chance Clase gets at least a handful of saves even if he doesn't win the job outright. The question is whether Terry Francona wants to install James Karinchak as the closer or keep him as a high-leverage fireman in the later innings.
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Clase fits the bill as a flamethrowing fireman, which is quite a paradox. His cut fastball touches 99 MPH regularly and his slider clocks in at 90. Being a two-pitch pitcher is fine when you can blow both offerings by hitters. His reliance on the cutter relates him to Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen but his overall profile compares more favorably to Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen. Clase is a bit of a wild card given his absence in 2020 but his ceiling is this year's version of Devin Williams or at the very least the 2019 version of Nick Anderson. With his ADP currently sitting outside the top 400, Clase represents a low-risk, high-reward draft pick.
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