Clay Holmes Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 5" / 245 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 3/27/1993 (31)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- None
Clay Holmes Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Clay Holmes News
New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes earned his 11th save Saturday afternoon in a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Holmes got four outs, two via strikeout, and remained unscored upon in 2024. Holmes also has a win to go along with his 0.00 ERA and 0.92 WHIP and 18 strikeouts in 16 innings. The save ties him for the MLB lead with the St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Helsley. Continue to deploy Holmes in all leagues that have a saves category, even if you do not get the high volume of strikeouts you may like in a closer.
New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes notched his seventh save of the season in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Blue Jays, tying him for the league lead in all of baseball. Holmes allowed one hit but did not allow a run, a feat he's managed in all of his appearances so far this season, resulting in a perfect 0.00 ERA. The 31-year-old also has a 1.11 WHIP, although he isn't striking out many batters at just 15.4%. As long as he's locking down saves though, fantasy managers won't mind. After two straight 20+ save campaigns with New York, Holmes appears well on his way to 20+ again and is a top option at closer.
New York Yankees right-hander Clay Holmes earned his sixth save in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians. Holmes struck out two and gave up one hit in Saturday's victory. This was Holmes' first save since last Tuesday. Holmes remains unblemished in the 2024 season. The 31-year-old is (1-0) with a 1.14 WHIP but only has five strikeouts in seven innings. He continues to get the job done and has converted 6-of-7 save chances this season. Holmes should continue to get the same chances as the Yankee's primary closer.
Batting Order
1 | Anthony Volpe |
2 | Juan Soto |
3 | Aaron Judge |
4 | Alex Verdugo |
5 | Gleyber Torres |
6 | Anthony Rizzo |
7 | Austin Wells |
8 | Jon Berti |
9 | Trent Grisham |
Clay Holmes Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Anthony Volpe |
2 | Juan Soto |
3 | Aaron Judge |
4 | Alex Verdugo |
5 | Gleyber Torres |
6 | Anthony Rizzo |
7 | Austin Wells |
8 | Jon Berti |
9 | Trent Grisham |
New York Yankees relief pitcher Clay Holmes had an up-and-down season last year, but enters 2024 as the clear favorite to close games for the Yankees. Overall, Holmes' final numbers were quite good. The hard-throwing righty converted 24-of-29 save chances, whiffed 71 batters, and pitched to a tidy 2.86 ERA across 63 innings. The issue for fantasy was the roller coaster ride Holmes took to get to those numbers. He was inconsistent and removed from the closer's role amid a putrid August that saw him allow nine earned runs in 10.1 innings (7.84 ERA). Aside from that stretch, however, Holmes was mostly effective as he allowed no more than four earned runs in any other month and found his form down the stretch, as he pitched to a 0.75 ERA with an .122 batting average against across 12 pristine innings to finish the season. Holmes certainly has the tools to be a top-flight closer as his 27.1% K-rate and 30.9% called-plus-swinging strike rate helped him average well over a strikeout-per-inning. If he can retain the closer job all season, Holmes should get plenty of save chances and has the ability to finish as a top-10 RP in fantasy. The inconsistency, however, is a concern and we've seen manager Aaron Boone pull Holmes from the closer role if he starts to struggle. Huge save and strikeout upside makes Holmes an intriguing, yet risky pick as the 17th reliever off draft boards, according to Fantasypros average draft position.