Ernie Clement

Ernie Clement

30-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Clement is a throwback to the era of utility infielders who could also hit and play anywhere on the infield. In 15-game leagues, Clement qualifies at all four spots in the infield while standard 20-game leagues just get third, short and second. Clement shed the utility part of his label by playing in 157 games and showing he could be an asset in the Toronto lineup by scoring runs and hitting for average with some of the best contact in baseball. Only Arraez, Hoerner and Kwan have better contact rates than Clement since the start of the 2024 season (min 1,000 PA.) Clement, however is a two-category fantasy asset with his average and his runs, as long as he stays near the top of the lineup. His defense will likely keep him in the everyday lineup somewhere, but if Toronto does any upgrades to the roster, Clement's spot in the lineup could be pushed to the bottom, which then turns him into a one-category producer. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year, $4.6 million contract with the Blue Jays in January of 2026.
Bangs out two doubles Friday
3BToronto Blue Jays
March 28, 2026
Clement went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Friday's win over the A's.
Analysis
It was a strong start to the season for the 30-year-old infielder, who's expected to be Toronto's everyday second baseman now that Andres Gimenez is sliding over to shortstop to replace Bo Bichette. Clement posted a respectable .277/.313/.398 slash line in 2025 with nine homers and six steals in 157 regular-season games while bouncing all around the infield, but having a stable defensive home could allow him to find another level at the plate.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+15%
OPS vs LHP
2026
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+45%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+15%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .772 335 44 9 28 6 .281 .305 .467
Since 2024vs Right .672 718 88 12 74 12 .267 .299 .373
2026vs Left .000 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2026vs Right 1.000 10 1 0 1 0 .400 .400 .600
2025vs Left .900 187 28 6 18 2 .326 .351 .549
2025vs Right .622 401 55 3 32 4 .254 .295 .327
2024vs Left .626 145 16 3 10 4 .230 .252 .374
2024vs Right .723 307 32 9 41 8 .278 .300 .424
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2026
 
 
-100%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+14%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .680 525 57 10 55 6 .267 .293 .387
Since 2024Away .728 528 75 11 47 12 .276 .309 .420
2026Home .769 13 1 0 1 0 .308 .308 .462
2026Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Home .702 285 36 4 33 2 .281 .308 .393
2025Away .721 303 47 5 17 4 .273 .318 .403
2024Home .648 227 20 6 21 4 .247 .273 .374
2024Away .738 225 28 6 30 8 .279 .296 .442
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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
0.44
 
BB Rate
4.6%
 
K Rate
10.4%
 
BABIP
.296
 
ISO
.121
 
AVG
.277
 
OBP
.313
 
SLG
.398
 
OPS
.711
 
wOBA
.312
 
Exit Velocity
86.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
24.6%
 
Barrels/PA
2.0%
 
Expected BA
.265
 
Expected SLG
.357
 
Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
34.0%
 
Line Drive %
23.0%
 
Fly Ball %
43.0%
 
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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.
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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Swipes bag Sunday
3BToronto Blue Jays
March 23, 2026
Clement went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays.
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Dodges arbitration
3BToronto Blue Jays
January 8, 2026
Clement signed a one-year, $4.6 million contract with the Blue Jays on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Contributes four runs in win
3BToronto Blue Jays
September 27, 2025
Clement went 2-for-3 with a two-run double, two runs scored and a steal during the Blue Jays' 5-1 win over the Rays on Saturday.
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Drives in three runs
3BToronto Blue Jays
September 14, 2025
Clement went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win against the Orioles.
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Not starting Saturday
3BToronto Blue Jays
September 6, 2025
Clement isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
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Clearer path to playing time
3BToronto Blue Jays
January 17, 2026
Clement has a path toward an everyday role at second base in 2026 after Bo Bichette signed a three-year, $126 million contract with the Mets on Friday.
Analysis
Clement was the infield utility man Toronto leaned on during the 2025 season, and he was a key piece to the Blue Jays' run to the World Series. With the Blue Jays signing Kazuma Okamoto to play third base and Bichette leaving for the Mets, Clement's clearest path to playing time in 2026 is at second base while Andres Gimenez and Vladimir Guerrero man shortstop and first base, respectively. Clement is coming off a productive 2025 regular season in which he slashed .277/.313/.398 with six steals, 83 runs, nine home runs and 50 RBI over 588 plate appearances while being named a finalist for the Gold Glove Award.
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