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Stephen Strasburg vs. Clayton Kershaw
2012-01-07 05:58:00 Over at The Hardball Times, Nick Fleder posted an article ranking his and two other writers' top 25 under age 25 Dynasty League Players. Several readers commented their surprise that all three writers had placed Stephen Strasburg ahead of Clayton Kershaw. The writer argued that Strasburg's upside was better than Kershaw's in the long term, and further suggesting that the 2011 season was as good as it would get for Kershaw. I wondered if this was true.Nick Fleder:Strasburg in my mind has higher upside that Kershaw. Yes, Clayton is incredible, but I doubt he?ll ever improve on his 2011 season, and he might regress a bit, where Strasburg might be able to pull several Kershaw 2011s, or potentially a better season. Higher K upside, similar WHIP upside, and as good a shot to put up 20 wins per year on the offensively-adept Nationals. I?ll back this up with some more numbers a little later. The case, I readily concede, can be made that Kershaw could be #1. Stanton, Harper, I?d ar...
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Random Observations 02/22/09
2009-02-22 17:00:00 Random Observations 02/22/09 At the beginning of the new year we decided to add a Jays focus to the site, which has made this off-season pretty boring. It’s hard to get worked up over Kevin Millar… M’s sign Griffey - I have no idea what the plan is in Seattle. They ship out serviceable players left and ...
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Trendspotting: Clayton Kershaw, Jay Bruce
2008-05-27 01:14:00 It's Monday night as I write this, and I know that I have no hope at getting Clayton Kershaw with my number four waiver in my Experts League. I was happy enough to get Bartolo Colon, only because no one wanted to use their waiver on him, even if it meant a blind faith in eleven other players passing on the Dodgers phenom. But now that an imminent add hangs in the balance, another contender for that number one waiver priority comes to light--Jay Bruce. Between the two, who should you add? Clayton Kershaw: The easy answer to this question should be "whichever position you need more". However, with the upside of both candidates, its simply not that easy. Kershaw, he of a front page article on Yahoo! (the actual page, completely unrelated to sports), could in theory be Phil Hughes or Tim Lincecum. As I mentioned after his debut, his issue has been yielding walks, but he's gotten away with it by giving up exactly zero homeruns while in the minors (2.28 ERA, 1.08 WHIP). His K/9 was 9.76...
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Clayton Kershaw
2008-05-23 23:00:00 On Thursday night, Dodgers prospect Clayton Kershaw was pulled from his start after just one inning. He’s healthy, he’s pitching well, and the Dodgers need a fifth starter exactly five days from last night. Putting two and two together, it’s becoming obvious that Kershaw will be making his major league debut next Tuesday ...
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Links: Dodgers Gearing-Up for a Clayton Kershaw Debut?, LA Angels to Host 2
2008-05-23 22:37:00 Dodgers gearing up for a Clayton Kershaw Debut? (Baseball America) ————-212;——– The Los Angeles Angels to host the 2010 All-Star Game, Los Angeles Dodgers get the World Baseball Classic Finals. (The Biz of Baseball) ————-212;——– That Joba Chamberlain and his antics. (The Sports Hernia) ————-212;——– MLB announcing schedule for the weekend. (Awful Announcing) ————-212;——– I love the way that Josh Q. Public writes, ...
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Clayton Kershaw Time?
2008-05-23 16:19:00 Looks like phenom Clayton Kershaw may debut in Chicago on Tuesday. The 20 year-old has these numbers in Double A: 43.3 IP 9 starts 2.28 ERA 1.08 WHIP 9.76 K/9 3.12 BB/9 3.13 K/BB 6.65 H/9 .291 BABIP 0.00 HR/9...
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Clayton Kershaw?s great expectations (Yahoo! Sports)
2008-05-15 05:17:00 The Dodgers’ top pitching prospect is on the cusp of a call-up, and fact soon will be separated from fiction. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Clayton Kershaw (P-LAD)
2008-03-31 16:56:00 Clayton Kershaw will begin the season in Double-A Jacksonville. If you are in a deep keeper league, you may want to hold a spot for Kershaw. He is ready for the Majors and has lights out stuff.
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L-I-N-K-S: Clayton Kershaw?s Curveball Scares Children/the Elderly, Billy C
2008-03-11 10:13:00 This, you have to see. In Sunday’s Spring Training game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, Dodgers top prospect Clayton Kershaw (Baseball Mastermind’s #5 prospect)drops a 12-6 hammer on Sean Casey that will make your jaw drop. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video ————-212;————-;————&#-8212;——- The New York Yankees ...
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Angels and Dodgers Battling For Miguel Cabrera
2007-11-14 05:02:00 Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post says the Dodgers and Angels are leading the pack in the Miguel Cabrera derby. Four other clubs are said to be in the mix. The Marlins will continue to field offers and hope to trade Cabrera at the Winter Meetings in a few weeks. Both the Dodgers and Angels are also in the mix for Alex Rodriguez. Scott Boras must love Cabrera messing up his market. A friend of Tommy Lasorda's told me today that Lasorda puts the Dodgers' chances of signing A-Rod around 25%. From the Angels, the Marlins want Howie Kendrick, Nick Adenhart, another pitcher, and an outfielder. Now that's a tall order! Ervin Santana or Joe Saunders could be in the mix. Maybe the Marlins like Terry Evans, Nathan Haynes, or Reggie Willits as well. The Dodgers are being asked to pony up four of Chad Billingsley, Clayton Kershaw, Andy LaRoche, James Loney, and Matt Kemp. Capozzi suggests the Dodgers would probably only include one of the pitchers.&...
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Sunday Morning Santana
2007-09-30 17:40:00 Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe discusses the names being thrown around for Johan Santana. As well as the Kemp/Kershaw for Santana, Cafardo quotes an AL Executive: One AL executive theorized, "There are a few teams who could match up with the Twins. Would the Yankees deal Melky Cabrera and an Ian Kennedy for Santana? How about Boston? Would they send a Clay Buchholz and a Jacoby Ellsbury for him? The Mets? There are few teams who could handle the paycheck you'd have to give Santana and also be able to part with key prospects."If that logic is correct, it narrows the list of suitors considerably. MLBTR readers made the astute point in the Kemp/Kershaw comments that if a team is going to give up two Major League-ready prospects, the deal would be contingent on a re-signing of Santana. A one year rental is most likely not going to appeal to any GM handing over otherwise untouchable commodities such as a Buchholz/Ellsbury or a Kennedy/Cabrera or a Kemp/Kershaw. W...
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Kemp/Kershawn for Santana
2007-09-28 17:27:00 Well it's what I call an "official possibility" now. In his ESPN.com chat yesterday afternoon, Jonah Keri of Page 2 confirmed the Johan Santana for Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw rumor that's been generating a lot of buzz here at MLBTR. Let's discuss, shall we? Kemp and Kershaw both have 6 years before they reach free agency. Santana has 1. There's the obvious red flag right there, Dodgers fans. But if Los Angeles GM Ned Colletti wants to win now, and he usually does, Santana could be the golden ticket. I shudder to think of how dominant Santana could be not only in the NL but also in Dodgers Stadium. If you're the Twins, and you know you can't afford Santana, I think this is a no-brainer. Especially if (big if) you think you have Francisco Liriano returning to form. The question remains: Is an ace like Johan what the Dodgers need to win? I'm not so sure. They're rotation has been solidified by...
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Latest Mark Teixeira Trade Rumors
2007-07-30 15:22:00 Now we're really getting down to the wire; will Jon Daniels take this thing all the way to tomorrow's deadline, knowing that some teams will move on if he doesn't commit soon? Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News writes of serious talks with the Angels, Dodgers, and Braves. Grant was the one who still saw the Dodgers involved yesterday, and he's held fast to that. He believes Arizona's late interest may kick the Dodger talks back into high gear. Inclusion of Clayton Kershaw would get it done pretty quickly, it seems. In that scenario a reliever would go to L.A. as well. Tony Jackson of the Los Angeles Daily News has a source saying an Internet report that the Dodgers offered James Loney, Andre Ethier, and Jonathan Meloan to the Rangers for Teixeira and Joaquin Benoit is false. I'm not sure what Internet report Jackson is referring to; Jayson Stark mentioned Meloan recently but said nothing about an offer. David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Con...
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Mailbag: Nomar To Third Base
2007-06-28 06:10:00 Feel free to hit up the MLBTR mailbag at mlbtraderumors@gmail.com. Today, Peter C. writes: Grady Little has finally snapped and decided to put Nomar at third and James Loney at first base. What do you think the overall repercussions of this move will be? Nomar's injury likelihood increases drastically. The switch does not spark Nomar's bat. With the offensive decline, an $8.5MM salary for 2008, and a lengthy injury history, Nomar is untradeable except in a salary-for-salary type swap. How about some kind of convoluted trade for Pat Burrell? Should he stay, Nomar's presence will be an inconvenience, but he won't eat up too much playing time because of injuries. Loney fails to provide the power the Dodgers are looking for over the next several weeks. He may eventually become Mark Grace, but could disappoint in the short term. Ned Colletti gives up on Loney and uses him in a deadline deal for Mark Teixeira. I can't decide who else would go to Texas in th...
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Prospectus Q and A: Clayton Kershaw by David Laurila
2007-05-06 12:05:00 Sitting down with one of the best young lefties in the minor leagues. More: continued here |
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