A complex offseason for the Dodgers took an interesting turn this week. The Dodgers did not extend a qualifying offer to Clayton Kershaw. Team President Andrew Friedman stated that it was out of respect to Kershaw. Had the Dodgers extended a one-year qualifying offer, Kershaw would have had 10 days to accept or decline.
Friedman: "I think just with our respect for him and for what he's done for this organization, that wasn't something that we wanted to do and put him on that kind of clock when he wasn't ready for it.