Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw was ranked the No. 7 starting pitcher in all of baseball heading into the 2019 season by MLB Network’s The Shredder.
It marks the sixth consecutive season in which Kershaw was included on the list. Though, it’s the first time during the span in which he did not stake claim to the No. 1 spot. The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer now boasts such honors.
The 2018 season was a unique one for Kershaw in which he was forced to reinvent himself on the mound to compensate for the persistent back injuries that have plagued him in recent years.