Clayton Kershaw has a 4.24 ERA in mid-May. This is obviously not something we have seen in a long time (other than last year, with many fewer innings), and worth looking …
Read More »With the Dodgers 2-4 in his starts, is Clayton Kershaw’s career in jeopardy?
No.
Read More »Dodgers 7, Rockies 3: Clayton Kershaw At His Best-ish And Worst-ish
Dodger starters are no strangers to unusual games lately. A few nights ago, Brandon McCarthy struck out ten, walked none, and allowed four home runs. On opening day, Clayton Kershaw induced …
Read More »D-Backs 6, Dodgers 0: That Was Bad And Not Fun
Man, this game was dumb. So dumb, in fact, that I’m not even sure which storyline deserves top billing. Is it… Clayton Kershaw allowing 13 baserunners and six runs (five earned)? …
Read More »How Dodgers’ hitters and pitchers fared ‘After 0-2’
I was listening to a recent episode of Effectively Wild, (Baseball Prospectus podcast), and one topic being discussed was the “After 0-2” split. Sam Miller brought it up and focused …
Read More »2015 Dodgers prospects: 2018 Pitching Staff
This is the penultimate piece in my 2015 Dodgers prospects series. I look at how I think the 2018 pitching staff could shape up. There are a few Dodger pitching …
Read More »2014 Dodgers In Review: Ball Thrower Clayton Kershaw
G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 27 198.1 31.9% 4.1% 1.77 1.81 2.08 7.6 What Happened In 2014: Nobody wanted to take this review, primarily because everything that …
Read More »Dodgers finally enter Jon Lester sweepstakes
It’s about damn time. A month after free agency, the Dodgers have finally expressed interest in perhaps the most valuable free agent available — Jon Lester. Sources: Dodgers have serious …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s MVP Tiebreaker
Clearly I’m biased, but I would have voted for Clayton Kershaw to win MVP. Shocking, right? I won’t go through the entire exercise of creating a full mock ballot (though, …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw, Most Valuable Everything
Another day, another Clayton Kershaw accolade, though of course this one is far more impressive than yesterday’s Cy Young victory. Kershaw is your 2014 NL MVP, the first Dodger to …
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