CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians find themselves in uncharted territory as star closer Emmanuel Clase and starter Luis Ortiz face serious federal gambling charges. The financial and roster implications could be enormous for the organization, as cleveland.com beat writers Paul Hoynes and Joe Noga discussed on Thursday’s Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast.

Both players have now appeared in federal court, with Ortiz pleading not guilty on Wednesday in Brooklyn, while Clase was scheduled to appear Thursday. According to Hoynes, Clase’s appearance signals a significant development.

“Clase, I was told, will be in court today for his arraignment. We’ll have to see if that’s true because from all indications, he was in the Dominican Republic a couple days ago,” Hoynes reported. “If this is true, the

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