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MLB
Emmanuel Clase
Emmanuel Clase
Cleveland Guardians, Relief Pitcher
Age: 27y-11m-18d (Mar 18, 1998)
Exp: 5.010 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): Nova Sports Agency
2026 Payroll Salary
$6,400,000
2026 Cash
$6,000,000
Career Earnings
$15,378,938
2022-2028 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)
Emmanuel Clase signed a 5 year, $20,000,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $2,000,000 signing bonus, $20,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,000,000. In 2026, Clase will earn a base salary of $6,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $6,400,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $20,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,000,000
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
1.059
| Year | Age | YOS | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
24 | 1.059 | $1,900,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.74% | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |
| 2023 |
|
25 | 2.059 |
Pre-Arb
|
$2,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.72% | $1,591,935 | $5,091,935 |
| 2024 |
|
26 | 3.059 |
ARB 1
|
$2,900,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.69% | $2,850,000 | $7,941,935 |
| 2025 |
|
27 | 4.059 |
Buried
|
$4,900,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $12,441,935 |
| 2026 |
|
28 | 5.01 |
ARB 3
|
$6,400,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $18,441,935 |
| 2027 |
|
29 | 5.01 |
Club
|
$10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $20,441,935 |
| 2028 |
|
30 | 5.01 |
Club
|
$10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $20,441,935 |
| 2029 |
|
31 | - |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Signing Proration | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Trade Bonus | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
24 | 1.059 | $1,500,000 | $400,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,900,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| 2023 |
|
25 | 2.059 |
Pre-Arb
|
$1,500,000 | $400,000 | $100,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 2024 |
|
26 | 3.059 |
ARB 1
|
$2,500,000 | $400,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $2,900,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 2025 |
|
27 | 4.059 |
Buried
|
$4,500,000 | $400,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $4,900,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 2026 |
|
28 | 5.010 |
ARB 3
|
$6,000,000 | $400,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $6,400,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 2027 |
|
29 | - |
Club
|
$10,000,000 | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 2028 |
|
30 | - |
Club
|
$10,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 2029 |
|
31 | -- |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
24 | $1,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $22,296,897 | $3,500,000 | $2,920,276 | |
| 2023 |
|
25 |
Pre-Arb |
$1,491,935 | - | $1,591,935 | $5,091,935 | $17,441,935 | $2,545,968 | $2,823,656 |
| 2024 |
|
26 |
ARB 1 |
$2,500,000 | - | $2,850,000 | $7,941,935 | $15,350,000 | $2,647,312 | $3,070,000 |
| 2025 |
|
27 |
Buried |
$4,500,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $12,441,935 | $12,500,000 | $3,110,484 | $3,125,000 |
| 2026 |
|
28 |
ARB 3 |
$6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $18,441,935 | $8,000,000 | $3,688,387 | $2,666,667 |
| 2027 |
|
29 |
Club |
$2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $20,441,935 | $2,000,000 | $3,406,989 | $1,000,000 |
| 2028 |
|
30 |
Club |
- | - | - | $20,441,935 | - | - | - |
Contract Notes
- 2027 club option includes a $2M buyout
- 2028 club option includes a $1M buyout
- Cy Young Bonus
1st: $250,000
2nd-3rd: $150,000 (earned 2024)
4th-5th: $75,000 - Rivera/Hoffaman Award: $100,000 (earned 2024)
- All-Star: $100,000 (earned 2024)
- World Series MVP: $100,000
- LCS MVP: $50,000
- Option Escalators
$500,000 for 200 IP or 200 appearances across 2022-2026
$1M for 250 IP or 200 appearances
$2M for 300 IP or 300 appearances - Trade Assignment Bonus: $1M
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $571,800
Average Salary:
$571,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.059
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $564,800
Average Salary:
$564,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.059
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2014-2014 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $125,000
Average Salary:
$125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons
5.010 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$15,378,938
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 |
 |
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
|
| 2019 | 21 |
 |
0 |
Active
|
$176,056 |
$301,056 |
|
| 2020 | 22 |
 |
0.059 |
Reserve / reserve-suspended
|
$209,185 |
$510,241 |
|
| 2021 | 23 |
|
0.059 |
Active
|
$571,800 |
$1,082,041 |
|
| 2022 | 24 |
|
1.059 |
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
|
$3,500,000 $1,000,000 $354,962 |
$4,582,041 $5,582,041 $5,937,003 |
All MLB (1st) AL Mariano Rivera |
| 2023 | 25 |
|
2.059 |
Active / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
|
$1,591,935 $500,000 |
$7,528,938 $8,028,938 |
All MLB (2nd) |
| 2024 | 26 |
|
3.059 |
Active / Arbitration 1 Bypassed
|
$2,850,000 |
$10,878,938 |
All MLB (1st) AL Mariano Rivera |
| 2025 | 27 |
|
4.059 |
Reserve / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
|
$4,500,000 |
$15,378,938 |
|
| Total |
$15,378,938 |
$15,378,938 |
|||||
| 2026 | 28 |
|
5.01 |
Reserve / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
|
$6,000,000 |
||
| 2027 | 29 |
|
5.01 |
Active / Club
|
$2,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$23,378,938 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $125,000 | - | $125,000 |
| 1 |
|
$176,056 | - | - | $176,056 |
| 6 |
|
$12,627,882 | $2,000,000 | $450,000 | $15,077,882 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
17 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
||
| 2019 |
|
21 |
$176,056
|
$176,056 |
$301,056 |
||
| 2020 |
|
22 |
$209,185
|
$209,185 |
$510,241 |
||
| 2021 |
|
23 |
$571,800
|
$571,800 |
$1,082,041 |
||
| 2022 |
|
24 |
$1,500,000 $1,000,000 $354,962
|
$2,000,000 |
$3,500,000 $1,000,000 $354,962 |
$4,582,041 $5,582,041 $5,937,003 |
|
| 2023 |
|
25 |
$1,491,935 $500,000
|
$100,000 |
$1,591,935 $500,000 |
$7,528,938 $8,028,938 |
|
| 2024 |
|
26 |
$2,500,000
|
$350,000 |
$2,850,000 |
$10,878,938 |
|
| 2025 |
|
27 |
$4,500,000
|
$4,500,000 |
$15,378,938 |
||
| Total |
$12,803,938 |
$2,125,000 |
$450,000 |
$15,378,938 |
$15,378,938 |
||
| 2026 |
|
28 |
$6,000,000
|
$6,000,000 |
|||
| 2027 |
|
29 |
$2,000,000
|
$2,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$20,803,938 |
$2,125,000 |
$450,000 |
$23,378,938 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $125,000 | - | $125,000 |
| 1 |
|
$176,056 | - | - | $176,056 |
| 6 |
|
$12,627,882 | $2,000,000 | $450,000 | $15,077,882 |
-
Aug 07, 2023
Suspended 1 game for his Role in an Altercation with Chicago (CHW), forfeiting $8,065 in 2023 salary with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Apr 02, 2022
Signed a 5 year $20 million contract extension with Cleveland (CLE), including club options for 2027,2028
-
May 01, 2020
Suspended 80 games for violating the league's PED policy
-
Mar 05, 2020
Signed a 1 year $564,800 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Dec 15, 2019
Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from Texas (TEX) with Delino DeShields for Corey Kluber
-
Aug 02, 2019
Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Apr 06, 2018
Traded to Texas (TEX) from Texas (TEX) for Brett Nicholas
-
Feb 11, 2015
Signed a contract with San Diego (SD)
Suspensions
| Date | Reason | Games Suspended | Fine Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 07, 2023 |
|
Role in an Altercation with Chicago (CHW) | 1 | $8,065 |
| May 01, 2020 |
|
PEDs | 80 | $242,925 |
| Suspensions: 2 | $250,990 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CLE | 48 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 47.3 | 3.23 | 1.23 | 0.63 |
| 2024 | CLE | 74 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 74.3 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 4.48 |
| 2023 | CLE | 73 | 0 | 68 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 64 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 72.7 | 3.22 | 1.16 | 0.55 |
| 2022 | CLE | 77 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 72.7 | 1.36 | 0.73 | 2.78 |
| 2021 | CLE | 71 | 0 | 51 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 69.7 | 1.29 | 0.96 | 2.77 |
| 2019 | TEX | 21 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23.3 | 2.31 | 1.11 | 0.92 |
