The following is a sponsored post from Finlete.
As anyone who watched the Cleveland Guardians this past season can attest to, entrusting the ninth inning to a lights-out closer like Emmanuel Clase is about as good as it gets. For the Guardians, it’s a competitive edge that few other teams can match. For fans, it’s a reason to rise from your seat. For Clase, it further solidifies his surging trajectory as one of the best closers of all-time – a fact that leaves him well-positioned to become one of the highest paid relievers in the game.
Finlete, a new sports investment platform, has partnered with Clase to offer fans the chance to invest in his career and get a piece of his MLB salary in exchange. Investors will receive their first dividend in the middle of the 2025 MLB season.
Clase represents the second athlete and first active Major Leaguer to sign a future earnings contract with Finlete, following Texas Rangers top prospect Echedry Vargas earlier this year. The company expects to launch several more athletes in 2025. Fans can currently get in on the ground floor of this exciting, SEC-compliant platform.
You may be asking yourself, what’s in it for Emmanuel? Well, the answers are clear. For starters, Finlete is raising capital for Clase, which he can spend on his family, offseason training, and his own investment goals. He also benefits from Finlete by forging a connection with a rapidly growing community of fan-investors who are first and foremost fans of his, regardless of what team he plays for. Those who invest have every incentive to support his career from both an emotional and financial standpoint every step of the way. Game in, game out. Season in, season out. Through Finlete, Clase is building a devoted fanbase of uniquely invested supporters.
Let’s look back at the major milestones notched by Clase during the 2024 MLB season:
- 3-time AL Reliever of the Month
- 3rd straight All-Star appearance
- 3rd straight year leading AL in Saves
- 2nd All-MLB 1st Team honors
- 2nd Mariano Rivera Reliever of the Year Award
- 1st reliever to finish top 3 in Cy Young voting since 2008
- 5th lowest single-season ERA in MLB history (0.61)
- Became Cleveland’s all-time Saves leader (157)
- Set a Cleveland record for Saves in a season (47)
- Converted 34 Saves in a row
All in all, it was a banner season for the 26-year old, and one of the most dominating ever recorded in MLB history.
Now let’s talk finances. Currently, Clase is locked into a team-friendly contract extension with Cleveland that he signed in 2022. Over the remainder of the contract, he’s set to receive base salaries of:
- 2024: $2.9 million
- 2025: $4.9 million
- 2026: $6.4 million
- 2027: $10 million (club option)
- 2028: $10 million (club option)
The contract also includes the following clauses:
- 2027 club option includes a $2M buyout
- 2028 club option includes a $1M buyout
- Cy Young Award Bonus Structure
- 1st Place: $250K
- 2nd or 3rd Place: $150K
- 4th or 5th Place: $75K
- Mariano Rivera or Trevor Hoffman Reliever of the Year Award: $100K
- All-Star: $100K
- ALCS MVP: $50K
- World Series MVP: $100K
- $500,000 for 200 innings pitched or 200 appearances from 2022-2026
- Trade Assignment Bonus: $1M
Thanks to his excellence at the back end of the Cleveland bullpen, it should come as no surprise that Clase has earned nearly every major possible incentive in his contract.
Given that he’s now entering the prime of his career age-wise, barring health issues or a sudden drop in effectiveness, he should be in a strong position to become one of the highest-paid relief pitchers when he reaches free agency in 2029 (assuming his 2027 and 2028 club options are picked up).
Those who invest in Clase’s career through Finlete will get a piece of his earnings for the rest of his career. That starts with the $30+ million he currently has left on his contract and gets even more exciting once he reaches free agency. The greater his success on the field between now and then, the greater the size of his next contract will likely be, and the greater the potential return for investors.
The minimum investment is under $400 and Finlete is currently offering up to 25% bonus shares when you invest today. Additionally, investors are eligible to receive exclusive bonus perks such as a baseball or baseball card signed by Clase and a special baseball trip package during the upcoming MLB season.
The world of sports investing is changing rapidly, that much is clear. The line between fan and investor is blurring, and Finlete is at the forefront of it all. This is your chance to join a superstar athlete on their journey in a meaningful and potentially lucrative way. See the game from a totally new perspective and own a tangible piece of the action.
Welcome to the future. Welcome to Finlete. To learn more about this new sports investment platform, visit finlete.com today.
