For 10 seasons (2010-19) Clayton Kershaw had just about the best decade you could as a pitcher, producing 61.4 fWAR, leading the Dodgers to two National League championships in the process.
By no means is Kershaw a negative on the Dodgers pitching staff, but at 32-years-old, it can’t be expected that he can produce an 8+ fWAR season year in and year out like he was once capable of.
In 2017, the Dodgers promoted one of their top prospects to the majors in Walker Buehler and he has lived up to the expectations during his time with the big squad, putting up 8.