Clayton Kershaw is under team control for three more years. He just signed a contract with the Dodgers covering two of them, worth $19 million.
What Does History Tell Us About Clayton Kershaw’s Future?
Getty ImagesThat’s a little misleading, though, because similarity scores are based on raw statistics, taking into account little or no context. Here are those same pitchers, but this time in order of ERA+ (ERA relative to league, with adjustments for home ballparks):
135 Clayton Kershaw
133 Dean Chance*
128 Ismael Valdéz
125 Dontrelle Willis
122 Vida Blue
120 Al Mamaux
119 Hal Schumacher
114 Ramon Martinez
106 Ken Holtzman
104 Dave Boswell
097 Jimmy Dygert
Read Article >FanGraphs: Clayton Kershaw Contract Not Very Interesting
Blah blah blah. Bor-ing. Cost certainty and risk. Got it. Here’s the part of Cameron’s post I really wanted to highlight:
Remember, kids, all you gotta do is be awesome. Be awesome, and make sure you’re awesome for a while without getting hurt. Getting hurt is a total bummer.
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