Key Highlights
- However, he was allowed to walk as a free-agent at the end of the 2021 season.
- He then signed with the Royals and, in fact, has had two sessions there, returning to Kansas City after being dealt to Milwaukee for the 2024 season. He was an effective part of the Royals bullpen last year, working in 51 games to a 3.25 ERA (3.97 FIP), with a K:BB ratio of 44:9 across 55.1 innings.
- The resulting ERA+ of 127 was a career best for Clarke.
- I wouldn’t expect him generally to be used in high-leverage work, since he had just one save last year.
- But it is possible he could be the “bridge closer” Mike Hazen recently talked about, to carry the team in save situations until they get Justin Martinez and A. J.
