{"id":2935,"date":"2023-03-16T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T20:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2023-03-16T13:05:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T20:05:28","slug":"blue-jays-add-versatile-ex-guardian-ernie-clement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/16\/blue-jays-add-versatile-ex-guardian-ernie-clement\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Add Versatile Ex-Guardian Ernie Clement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It isn&#8217;t the biggest signing, though the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/blue-jays\/\"><strong>Toronto Blue Jays<\/strong><\/a> shortened their odds of trying to find bench help by signing infielder-outfielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clemeer01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ernie Clement<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He has been invited to the major-league camp after signing a minor-league contract. Clement, listed generously as being a 6-footer, joins <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/biggica01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cavan Biggio<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/espinsa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Santiago Espinal<\/a><\/strong> as insurance policies for Toronto&#8217;s big-name, big-bat infielders. Clement can replace any of them at any spot and do a good job defensively while being a pesky out at the plate. He can help out in left field or center in an emergency as well.<\/p>\n<p>Clement was released last weekend by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/athletics\/\">Oakland Athletics<\/a>. They had acquired him on waivers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/guardians\/\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n<h2>Defense, Defense!<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"xJv4_JVeR_dSA4sZnPs5yg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1333066331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'xJv4_JVeR_dSA4sZnPs5yg',sig:'wMwyeTJiyFTWFS4mqR2NAgxxsJ06p-86Bvpp67bMP7I=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1333066331',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><br \/>\nClement turns 27 next week. In 109 games for Cleveland the past two seasons, he hit only .204 but was solid defensively at five positions.<\/p>\n<p>He hit .261 in parts of three seasons for the Triple-A <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/team.cgi?id=64bb9f39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbus Clippers<\/a>. <\/strong>He has one minor-league option remaining and likely will be sent to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/team.cgi?id=44387670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo Bisons<\/a> of the International League.<\/p>\n<p>Clement hit .309 at the University of Virginia and was a fourth-round pick by Cleveland in 2017.\u00a0 In the 2015 College World Series, he batted .292 to help the Cavaliers win their first national championship.<\/p>\n<p>Clement has a career .273 batting average in the minors.<\/p>\n<p>Fans, coaches, and managers love him for his hustle and gritty toughness. He developed that in high school on the baseball diamond and in the ice hockey rink. Cleveland manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/francte01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Terry Francona<\/a> <\/strong>gave the raw rookie more playing time during a stretch run to the playoffs in 2021. 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