Despite the fact that Clayton Kershaw is coming off a season in which he missed more than two months due to a back injury, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace retained his spot atop MLB Network’s The Shredder’s ranking of the top starting pitchers in baseball.
Kershaw was also ranked No. 1 by MLB Network host Brian Kenny and analyst John Smoltz, and was previously named the top starter by ESPN. Kershaw has been ranked the best starting pitcher by The Shredder since prior to the 2014 season. He was No. 3 overall in 2013.
“This guy mechanically, is one of these freaks.