Do you really think it’s Clayton Kershaw who’s going to pitch the Los Angeles Dodgers the National League pennant again this season?
Well, yes. Kershaw just tossed 21 u2153 innings of scoreless spring ball. He’s in the midst of a seven-year stretch in which he’s won 118 games, struck out over 1,600 batters, posted a 0.91 WHIP and clocked a 2.10 ERA. Kershaw’s won three Cy Young awards, an MVP trophy and a Golden Glove in that stretch so, yeah, he may very well pitch the Dodgers back into the World Series.
Digging into the Dodgers’ rotation
Kershaw’s wing man is Alex Wood, the 6-foot-4 lefty who, in 2017, finally met the heady expectations placed on him early in his career.