The MLB qualifying offer deadline was today, and perhaps the most surprising decision was that Clayton Kershaw was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who did tender qualifying offers to Corey Seager and Chris Taylor. Kershaw missed the playoffs due to an elbow injury, and the fact that the Dodgers were willing to let their longtime ace leave with no compensation rather than risk him accepting the one year, $18.4 million qualifying offer would seem to suggest that the injury is more serious than we thought.
Kershaw, 33, is a native of the Metroplex and graduated from Highland Park High School.