Tyler Clippard doesn’t overpower anybody anymore, but he doesn’t need to.
We’ve written a few times in the past about how the veteran’s extensive arsenal allows him to keep hitters off-balance. Whether you chalk it up to him being a successful junk pitcher or simply crafty with his sequencing and delivery (if there’s a difference), Clippard continued to outperform expectations in 2019.
I’m stating that from a statistical perspective, not just what many of us thought Clippard might contribute when the Indians signed him for less than $2 million in the offseason.