Emmanuel Clase

Cleveland Guardians, Relief Pitcher
Age: 26y-8m-23d (Mar 18, 1998)
Exp: 4.059 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): Nova Sports Agency
2025 Payroll Salary

$4,900,000

2025 Cash

$4,500,000

Career Earnings

$9,523,976

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 2025, Clase will earn a base salary of $4,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,900,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $20,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,000,000
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2022 24
Pre-Arb
$1,900,000 $4,000,000 1.74% $3,500,000 $3,500,000
2023 25
Pre-Arb
$2,000,000 $4,000,000 1.72% $2,091,935 $5,591,935
2024 26
ARB 1
$2,900,000 $4,000,000 1.69% $2,850,000 $8,441,935
2025 27
ARB 2
$4,900,000 $4,000,000 1.66% $4,500,000 $12,941,935
2026 28
ARB 3
$6,400,000 $4,000,000 1.64% $6,000,000 $18,941,935
2027 29
Club
$10,000,000 $10,000,000 - $2,000,000 $20,941,935
2028 30
Club
$10,000,000 $10,000,000 - - $20,941,935
2029 31
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2022 24 1.059
Pre-Arb
$1,500,000 $400,000 - - $1,900,000 $4,000,000
2023 25 2.059
Pre-Arb
$1,500,000 $400,000 $100,000 - $2,000,000 $4,000,000
2024 26 3.059
ARB 1
$2,500,000 $400,000 - - $2,900,000 $4,000,000
2025 27 4.059
ARB 2
$4,500,000 $400,000 - - $4,900,000 $4,000,000
2026 28 -
ARB 3
$6,000,000 $400,000 - - $6,400,000 $4,000,000
2027 29 -
Club
$10,000,000 - - - $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
Pre-Arb
$1,500,000 $2,000,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $20,941,935 $3,500,000 $2,991,705
2023 25
Pre-Arb
$1,491,935 - $2,091,935 $5,591,935 $17,441,935 $2,795,968 $2,906,989
2024 26
ARB 1
$2,500,000 - $2,850,000 $8,441,935 $12,500,000 $2,813,978 $3,070,000
2025 27
ARB 2
$4,500,000 - $4,500,000 $12,941,935 $12,500,000 $3,235,484 $3,125,000
2026 28
ARB 3
$6,000,000 - $6,000,000 $18,941,935 $8,000,000 $3,788,387 $2,666,667
2027 29
Club
$2,000,000 - $2,000,000 $20,941,935 $2,000,000 $3,490,323 $1,000,000
2028 30
Club
- - - $20,941,935 - - -
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-Arb

Emmanuel Clase signed a 1 year , $571,800 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $571,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $571,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $571,800
Average Salary:
$571,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Emmanuel Clase signed a 1 year , $564,800 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $564,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $564,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $564,800
Average Salary:
$564,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Emmanuel Clase signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

4.059 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$9,523,976

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 17
Signing Bonus
$125,000
$125,000
2019 21
Active
$176,056
$301,056
2020 22
Reserve / reserve-suspended
$209,185
$510,241
2021 23
Active
$571,800
$1,082,041
2022 24
Active
$3,500,000
$4,582,041
All MLB (1st)
2023 25
Active
$2,091,935
$6,673,976
All MLB (2nd)
2024 26
Active
$2,850,000
$9,523,976
All MLB (1st) AL Mariano Rivera
Total      
$9,523,976
$9,523,976
2025 27
Active
$4,500,000
2026 28
Active
$6,000,000
2027 29
Active / Club
$2,000,000
Total
$22,023,976

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $125,000 - $125,000
1 $176,056 - - $176,056
5 $6,272,920 $2,000,000 $950,000 $9,222,920
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
$2,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,582,041
2023
25
$1,491,935
$600,000
$2,091,935
$6,673,976
2024
26
$2,500,000
$350,000
$2,850,000
$9,523,976
Total
$6,448,976
$2,125,000
$950,000
$9,523,976
$9,523,976
2025
27
$4,500,000
$4,500,000
2026
28
$6,000,000
$6,000,000
2027
29
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
Total
$18,948,976
$2,125,000
$950,000
$22,023,976

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $125,000 - $125,000
1 $176,056 - - $176,056
5 $6,272,920 $2,000,000 $950,000 $9,222,920
  • 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)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
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 0.93
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