The Dodgers are in a foreign spot. For the first time since before June 20, 2006, Clayton Kershaw is officially not part of the organization. The 2014 NL MVP is a free agent and by all accounts putting serious consideration into his next move. The 33-year-old has a young family that’s getting to a point where uprooting and living in Los Angeles for six-plus months a year is getting more difficult.
In free agency, the assumption is that he’ll return to the Dodgers, retire, or he could possibly sign a deal with his hometown Texas Rangers. Former LA third base coach and current Rangers’ manager Chris Woodward said last week that the two sides had chatted about a potential move to Texas.