MLB Rumors: Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to extend the deadline for Kershaw to exercise the opt-out clause in his current contract to Friday, per multiple reports. Kershaw has two years, $64 million remaining on his current deal, and was originally supposed to make the decision by today.
While Kershaw was widely expected to exercise the opt out coming into this season, an injury-plagued campaign where he was really good, rather than elite, made that less certain. The fact that the team and Kershaw have agreed to extend the deadline suggests that Kershaw is at least contemplating using the opt out, and it appears the team and Kershaw may be negotiating a new deal.