It’s easy for baseball fans to lose faith in their team’s closer. Just consider what is happening to Emmanuel Clase, perhaps the best closer in baseball since 2021. Clase converted 47 of 50 saves last season.

Give Vogt the full compliment of good relief arms and encourage him to take some of the pressure off of Clase by not asking him to close every night, at least until he fixes some of his other issues and can breathe a little easier. This isn’t removing Clase from the closer role - this is recognizing his workload and the need to work on some things.

The Cleveland Guardians are still waiting for Emmanuel Clase to regain his usual form. Clase allowed three runs in the ninth inning against Pittsburgh on Sunday for his second blown save of the season.