Ernie Clement

Ernie Clement

29-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Toronto Blue Jays
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Clement has shown an ability to hit minor league pitching, but even that was only recently, as he had a solid season for Triple-A Buffalo around between moving to and from the big league roster. However, Clement left Triple-A in the rearview mirror in 2024 and went on to do something five other active players have done: He had an at-bat/strikeout ratio greater than 10.0 in a season of 450 or more plate appearances. Only David Fletcher, Kevin Newman, Jose Altuve and Luis Arraez (3x!) have that on their resumes. Clement, however, hit more homers than those players, with 12. Let's stay weird; despite all that contact, Clement had a poor .284 OBP because he put too many balls into play. He has dual-eligibility to the left side of the infield, but Bichette's return rules out shortstop, while Clement really is not an everyday player at third base. He is out of options, so he is all but certain to have a roster spot with the Jays. What he does with that roster spot is up to him, but he profiles more as a flexible reserve than he does an everyday corner man. Read Past Outlooks
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#362
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$Signed a one-year, $1.98 million contract with the Blue Jays in January of 2025.
Beginning to lose playing time
3BToronto Blue Jays
May 4, 2025
Clement is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
ANALYSIS
Clement will take a seat for the second game in a row and could be moving into more of a part-time role against right-handed pitching while the Blue Jays look to open up more playing time at third base for Addison Barger, who draws the start Sunday. Barger is capable of playing the corner outfield as well, so Clement could see his opportunities against right-handed pitching pick up if he performs well enough to warrant more at-bats. Clement has thus far offered little to get excited about for fantasy purposes, slashing just .225/.259/.275 with zero home runs and one steal over 86 plate appearances on the season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
2
9
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
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#8
#9
1
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4
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+1%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+191%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+15%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+35%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .691 212 22 3 20 5 .268 .297 .394
Since 2023vs Right .683 380 39 10 46 9 .267 .285 .398
2025vs Left .895 35 2 0 4 1 .345 .412 .483
2025vs Right .308 53 4 0 1 0 .154 .154 .154
2024vs Left .626 145 16 3 10 4 .230 .252 .374
2024vs Right .723 307 32 9 41 8 .278 .300 .424
2023vs Left .775 32 4 0 6 0 .367 .375 .400
2023vs Right 1.050 20 3 1 4 1 .400 .400 .650
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+14%
OPS on Road
2025
Even Split
2024
 
 
+14%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+22%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .641 300 24 6 29 5 .254 .279 .362
Since 2023Away .732 292 37 7 37 9 .281 .300 .432
2025Home .528 49 3 0 5 0 .227 .255 .273
2025Away .527 39 3 0 0 1 .216 .256 .270
2024Home .648 227 20 6 21 4 .247 .273 .374
2024Away .738 225 28 6 30 8 .279 .296 .442
2023Home .792 24 1 0 3 1 .375 .375 .417
2023Away .970 28 6 1 7 0 .385 .393 .577
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Stat Review
How does Ernie Clement compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.33
 
BB Rate
4.5%
 
K Rate
13.6%
 
BABIP
.257
 
ISO
.049
 
AVG
.222
 
OBP
.256
 
SLG
.272
 
OPS
.527
 
wOBA
.236
 
Exit Velocity
86.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
13.9%
 
Barrels/PA
2.3%
 
Expected BA
.237
 
Expected SLG
.311
 
Sprint Speed
23.8 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
24.3%
 
Line Drive %
27.1%
 
Fly Ball %
48.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2021
2020
Clement spent 30 games in the majors in 2023, slashing an impressive .380/.385/.500 across 52 plate appearances, backing up 320 Triple-A plate appearances where he hit .348/.401/.544. The small sample in the majors also came with a .885 OPS as he played well when given an opportunity. Therein lies the problem however, as Clement's chances were few and far between in 2023. Things don't look much better for Clement in 2024 as the signing of Isiah Kiner-Falefa knocks him down the utility man depth chart for the Blue Jays.
Clement, a fourth-round pick by Cleveland in 2017, spent 2020 at the team's alternate site as part of the 60-player pool. His 2019 season at Double-A was underwhelming for a 23-year-old at that level, but Clement did follow that up with a respectable .303/.365/.364 showing in the Arizona Fall League that year. He must have held his own in intrasquad games since Cleveland added him to the 40-man roster in November of 2020. Contact and speed with have to carry Clement since he does not any real power to speak of -- not enough to realistically profile as Francisco Lindor's long-term replacement at shortstop. Chances are, Clement will max out as a utility player. There is nothing wrong with that.
Cleveland selected Clement with the 132nd pick of the 2017 draft. As a freshman with Virginia, Clement was the shortstop when the Cavaliers won the College World Series in 2015. The following summer, he as named the Cape Cod League MVP. Clement's calling card is contact with above average speed but no power. He's known as a heady player with the glove to play shortstop but an arm more befitting the keystone. Clement also played center field in college, adding to the likelihood his long-term future is as a defensive minded utility player, with the ability to get on base and steal some bases. That said, Clement needs to work on technique as the 65 percent success rate recorded in the minors won't cut it at the highest level. Clement should open 2020 with Triple-A Columbus where he played three games to finish the 2020 campaign.
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Resting Saturday
3BToronto Blue Jays
May 3, 2025
Clement isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
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Sitting for Game 2
3BToronto Blue Jays
April 27, 2025
Clement is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
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Not in Toronto lineup
3BToronto Blue Jays
April 23, 2025
Clement is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Houston.
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Four hits, stolen base in win
3BToronto Blue Jays
April 13, 2025
Clement went 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Orioles.
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Taking seat Monday
3BToronto Blue Jays
April 7, 2025
Clement is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Chances at first base?
3BToronto Blue Jays
April 30, 2025
Clement could be a backup option at first base for the Blue Jays after Will Wagner was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.
ANALYSIS
Clement has five appearances at first base in his MLB career, all of which came with Cleveland in 2022. The 29-year-old has been operating as Toronto's primary third baseman early in the season, though he hasn't done much to secure the job with a .224/.264/.269 slash line in 73 plate appearances. Vladimir Guerrero will remain an everyday presence at first base, so even if Clement does see some action at first base, he may not get enough appearances to gain positional eligibility for fantasy.
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