While not all pitching prospects will live up to the hype the Dodgers got everything they hoped for and more in Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw would be a hall of Famer if he retired today and he still has plenty of very good seasons ahead of him if he can avoid more injury troubles. In Walker Buehler, the Dodgers have a pitching prospect whose hype was diminished a bit due to the fact he needed Tommy John surgery after being drafted. Now that Buehler is fully recovered he is attempting to take the big leagues by storm.
Through seven major league starts, Walker Buehler has put up noticeably better numbers than Clayton Kershaw.