The Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw had until midnight on November 1 to come to a decision on his option that would keep him with the Dodgers for two more years …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw found his whiffs when he absolutely needed them
There’s no sugarcoating it: Clayton Kershaw was bad in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. His 3-inning, 5-run outing fired up the postseason narrative once again, despite throwing …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s slider made him a HOF shoo-in, but it also killed his fastball
Since the beginning of the season, we’ve been aware of Clayton Kershaw and his diminished fastball velocity. While he’s never been a guy who needed elite-level velo to be elite, …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw was really good last night
Yeah, I know some really bad stuff happened after Clayton Kershaw was removed from last night’s game. I know. I’m mad about it too. But, at the same time, I …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s velocity was down a tick or two from his usual Opening Day
Clayton Kershaw took the ball for the Dodgers on Opening Day for the eighth consecutive season yesterday, and although he ended up taking the loss in a 1-0 defeat to …
Read More »How the Dodgers could extend Clayton Kershaw without going over the luxury tax
The Dodgers worked hard this offseason to make sure they reset the luxury tax number by moving money around and not splurging on free agents and/or trade acquisitions. At present, …
Read More »2017 Dodgers In Review: LHP Clayton Kershaw
IP K% BB% HR/9 ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 175 29.8 4.4 1.18 2.31 3.07 2.84 4.6 What Happened In 2017: Had yet another outstanding season, though injuries stood in …
Read More »Mailbag #33: Clayton Kershaw replacement, pitching depth, Christian Yelich, Yu Darvish
You read that right, this is a mailbag post. It’s the first one in more than a year because, well, we’re awful. I’d really like to start doing them more …
Read More »Dodgers lost Game 5 for one reason: Clayton Kershaw
This series has been one of incredibly high highs and incredibly low lows — at least for the Dodgers and their fans. Game 5 was outright cruel. It wasn’t supposed …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s flat slider is back, but there’s hope
At the beginning of this season, Clayton Kershaw didn’t look quite right. This was before his homer problem took hold, and his ERA still looked basically Clayton Kershaw-ish, but he …
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