Out until at least Aug. 27.
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/dodgers-ace-clayton-kershaw-moved-to-60-day-dl-080316
I'd shut him down for the year, but they're close enough in the standings to complicate that.
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 August 2016 01:23 (seven years ago) link
The starting pitching is doing very well without him iirc
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 August 2016 02:15 (seven years ago) link
Looks like he's close to returning:
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/196718316/clayton-kershaw-throws-bullpen-session/
I'd say it's amazing that the Dodgers have taken over first in his absence, except it's an old story: everyone--GMs, writers, fans, me--tends to over-value the importance of one player. (Truer for pitchers, but holds for position players too.)
― clemenza, Sunday, 21 August 2016 03:31 (seven years ago) link
hasn't pitched in 8 weeks and leads NL pitchers in both kinds of WAR. nuts.
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 August 2016 16:51 (seven years ago) link
3-inning start for Rancho Cucamonga today
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 September 2016 15:46 (seven years ago) link
great job Kersh! said he's gonna start for LA in 4 games
― Bandol soleil for the St. Tropez tan (outdoor_miner), Sunday, 4 September 2016 03:25 (seven years ago) link
If he goes Friday and continues to take his regular turn, he'll have five more starts. I could see where his Cy Young case is still strong if he pitches well, but I think all the calendar time missed would point to Scherzer or Bumgarner. It could be a little like the year Josh Hamilton missed the last month of the season; he held on to the MVP, but I don't Kershaw will.
― clemenza, Monday, 5 September 2016 02:57 (seven years ago) link
Will become the second-fastest to 2,000 K tonight (after Randy Johnson). So not the second-youngest--I did a double-take at first. I'm guessing Seaver, Clemens, and Blyleven got there younger. Maybe Ryan, too; he got a bit of a late start, though. And the war probably interrupted Feller.
― clemenza, Saturday, 3 June 2017 00:36 (six years ago) link
No Seaver, no Clemens--very surprised.
http://groundballwitheyes.blogspot.ca/2015/05/youngest-pitchers-to-reach-2000.html
― clemenza, Saturday, 3 June 2017 00:37 (six years ago) link
every time i see this thread title in my bookmarks my heart skips a beat
― qualx, Saturday, 3 June 2017 00:41 (six years ago) link
Scherzer's just a couple of points from overtaking Kershaw on Bill James's "#1 Starting Pitcher Rankings" (it's all based on Game Scores, includes postseason play, and is a year-over-year running ranking):
1. Clayton Kershaw - 589.42. Max Scherzer - 587.23. Chris Sale - 5574. Corey Kluber - 537.55. Madison Bumgarner - 531
― clemenza, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 18:28 (six years ago) link
4 walks for kershaw tonight. he hasn't looked quite right this year― k3vin k., Saturday, May 6, 2017 11:17 PM (one month ago)
Having a great year, but I think you were onto something there. 7-0 lead tonight, proceeded to give up three HR; that's 16 for the year, tying his career high before the break.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 04:04 (six years ago) link
make that 4
― qualx, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 05:08 (six years ago) link
how the fuck did he give up 2 to Reyes?
cheap 6-ER win for CK.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 10:53 (six years ago) link
past calendar year:
kershaw: 137.1 IP, 3.5 fWARjansen: 69.1 IP, 3.7 fWAR
― k3vin k., Saturday, 24 June 2017 17:40 (six years ago) link
Got out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the first, great after that.
Overall, definitely his shakiest year in a while. Going through his game log, though, he's only had the one (really) cheap win last week; every other win was 7+ innings, 0, 1, or 2 runs. There was one cheap no-decision (4.1 innings, 4 runs), and he wasn't good in either loss (6 innings and 4 runs in both). His other two no-decisions he pitched well (16 innings, 2 runs).
It wouldn't be accurate to say the gaudy W-L record is a mirage--reverse the cheap win, call the no-decisions a wash, and he'd be 10-3.
It's the home runs that have killed him this year (leading to his worst FIP since 2010 by a big margin). Everything else is right in line with 2011-2013 Kershaw, if not always the last three seasons.
― clemenza, Sunday, 25 June 2017 13:25 (six years ago) link
he's 93-0 when dodgers give him at least 4 runs of support
― freedom is not having to measure life with a ruler (outdoor_miner), Sunday, 25 June 2017 14:19 (six years ago) link
Wanted to get some context for that, but Baseball Reference breaks down pitcher's starts by 0-2 runs of support, 3-5, and 6+. Anyway, with 6+:
Clemens: 179-5Johnson: 160-11Pedro: 105-3Maddux: 173-10
Am I reading that correctly? All of them got six or more runs of support in half their wins? That seems really high.
― clemenza, Sunday, 25 June 2017 15:26 (six years ago) link
all of them played half their careers in the steroid era
― qualx, Sunday, 25 June 2017 15:28 (six years ago) link
It's almost like there's something flawed with the Win statistic ;)
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 25 June 2017 15:31 (six years ago) link
I knew I was teeing one up there...Had no idea the percentage was that high, though. Era would explain some of that, yeah; I also wonder if that includes runs scored for the entire game, i.e. any runs scored after the pitcher leaves. So a guy could leave with a 2-1 lead in the seventh, his team scores four runs in the eighth/ninth, and it ends up looking like he won a blowout.
― clemenza, Sunday, 25 June 2017 17:01 (six years ago) link
Since his terrible start against the Cubs:
36 IP, 22 H, 51 K, 6 BB, 2 ER.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 16:34 (six years ago) link
pretty sure that includes 4 shutouts in his last 5 outings (incl one stretch of 3 in a row!) i think maybe you mean against the mets, clem, when he gave up 3 or 4 homers june 19
― freedom is not having to measure life with a ruler (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 17:10 (six years ago) link
June 19 against the Mets, you're right--the Cubs go back to May 28. He had three good starts between the two.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 17:19 (six years ago) link
Clayton Kershaw disappeared into the trainers' room after the top half of the second inning, and now Ross Stripling is warming up. Looks like he will take it from here. No word yet on what might be ailing Kershaw, who has been pitching at his best.
― qualx, Sunday, 23 July 2017 20:44 (six years ago) link
dammit. missed the beginning of the game, just tuned in to see him leave the field and there's been no conjecture what's wrong except he was holding his hip as he walked off after the top of the 2nd
― freedom is not having to measure life with a ruler (outdoor_miner), Sunday, 23 July 2017 20:48 (six years ago) link
Who's the idiot who titled this thread?
― clemenza, Sunday, 23 July 2017 22:10 (six years ago) link
@BNightengaleClayton Kershaw will go on DL, #Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says. with no timetable on return; tests scheduled Monday on his back.
― Andy K, Sunday, 23 July 2017 23:51 (six years ago) link
fuck
― qualx, Sunday, 23 July 2017 23:56 (six years ago) link
Best player, best pitcher, and #1 future-superstar all in the same season--and you can throw in Beltre, chasing two major milestones.
― clemenza, Sunday, 23 July 2017 23:59 (six years ago) link
:(
― k3vin k., Monday, 24 July 2017 00:36 (six years ago) link
Sinking feeling he's going to take the Koufax parallels too far.
― clemenza, Monday, 24 July 2017 14:33 (six years ago) link
btw Koufax started 314 games (+ 70some relief outings early on), threw 2324 innings
Kershaw: 284 starts, 1901 innings
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 July 2017 16:10 (six years ago) link
koufax also started when injuries were still treated with leeches and miracle elixirs
― qualx, Monday, 24 July 2017 16:27 (six years ago) link
yep, that's why cross-era comparisons are foggy
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 July 2017 16:55 (six years ago) link
out for 4-6 weeks apparently.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 24 July 2017 18:00 (six years ago) link
guess Scherzer will grab Cy #3 barring a total collapse and an incredible Kershaw komeback
― nomar, Monday, 24 July 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link
such a bummer
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 24 July 2017 23:26 (six years ago) link
(xpost) It's in my own best interest for Scherzer to win (a HOF bet I posted about elsewhere), but I can still easily see Kershaw winning. Scherzer's last start was poor; if he has a couple of more mediocre starts while Kershaw's out, and Kershaw comes back with a strong September, it'd be close, I think. Kershaw's numbers are frozen at a pretty impressive place for the next four weeks.
Bill James's leaderboard is tightening (in the original article he designated 600 as "a historic level").
Kershaw - 610.1Scherzer - 609.3Sale - 596.7Kluber - 585.1
― clemenza, Thursday, 27 July 2017 15:59 (six years ago) link
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/245168842/dodgers-clayton-kershaws-back-injury-better/
Can't see that there's any incentive to re-activate him too soon with their lead.
― clemenza, Saturday, 29 July 2017 20:36 (six years ago) link
Went to the game last night. So damn much fun thx in part to G'ints' bullpen
― freedom is not having to measure life with a ruler (outdoor_miner), Saturday, 29 July 2017 21:23 (six years ago) link
clayton kershaw is expected to make his triple-a debut saturday in oklahoma city
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 03:12 (six years ago) link
What was the true nature of Kershaw's crap start?
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20669761/clayton-kershaw-thin-line-one-bad-start-catastrophe
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 17:06 (six years ago) link
Altherred history
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/9/18/16331508/dodgers-clayton-kershaw-first-grand-slam-phillies-aaron-altherr
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 19 September 2017 11:48 (six years ago) link
the streak lives
Kershaw's career ERA after each season of his career:4.263.363.172.882.792.602.482.432.372.36https://t.co/UUjKUuvBAH— Ben Lindbergh (@BenLindbergh) October 1, 2017
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 October 2017 18:18 (six years ago) link
Hannah HochevarFun to watch the Kershaw arm angle last night. Seemed like he dropped down a few times again. Announcers were saying that some of his problems this year are due to hitters being more geared for low balls in general. Agree?
Jeff SullivanHe's worked lower than he usually does this season. Not that his season was in any way bad. And I don't have a good explanation for the postseason dingers, aside from, welpThe drop-down slot continues to intrigue me, because it's interesting while also not being so helpful. Kershaw hasn't pitched all that well from the second arm slot, but he's still doing it in the playoffs, suggesting that he thinks it's worth the trickDid it four times last night. Two strikes, all fastballs, all elevated
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 October 2017 17:26 (six years ago) link
Dallas Cankle: If Clayton Kershaw opts-out next year what’s the highest Farhan Friedman goes before saying uncle?
Paul Swydan: I think that’ll actually be a really interesting discussion. They don’t seem like the kind of front office who will be swayed by sentiment, and if Kershaw has back problems for a third consecutive season in 2018, I could see the Dodgers not making much of an effort to keep him at all.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 20 December 2017 16:28 (six years ago) link
what's up
https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/pitcher-spotlight-the-crack-in-clayton-kershaws-armor/
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 April 2018 16:25 (six years ago) link
just came to post that story. something I've been noticing and dreading for a year or so now
― k3vin k., Monday, 21 May 2018 23:08 (five years ago) link
Welp:
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23664559/los-angeles-dodgers-ace-clayton-kershaw-mri-back-tightens-1st-game-back
All 20 of Clayton Kershaw's four-seam fastballs were 90.0 mph or slower in his outing Thursday night, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Last year, not a single one of his 1,142 four-seam fastballs was 90.0 mph or slower.
― omar little, Friday, 1 June 2018 03:45 (five years ago) link