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Dodgers, Kershaw Had Preliminary Extension Talks

By Steve Adams | December 5, 2011 at 7:25am CDT

The Dodgers already locked up one of their cornerstones this offseason when they signed Matt Kemp to an eight-year, $160MM extension, but they may be eyeing a repeat. ESPN's Buster Olney tweets that the Dodgers have met with 2011 Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw's representatives and discussed a long-term deal, though no serious talks have taken place yet.

Kershaw, who will be 24 on Opening Day, will be arbitration eligible for the first time this offseason. With the help of Matt Swartz, MLBTR projects the southpaw to earn a whopping $8.4MM, which would be a record for a first-time arbitration case.

If Kershaw continues at his current pace, he could be in line for $20MM through the arbitration process by his third year of eligibility. A long-term deal for the Dodger southpaw would likely exceed the value of the five-year pacts signed by both Justin Verlander ($80MM) and Felix Hernandez ($78MM) in lieu of their second rounds of arbitration.

Both Verlander and Hernandez signed their extensions prior to winning the AL Cy Young Award, and both pitchers' projected second-year arbitration salaries compare at least somewhat favorably to what Kershaw would earn in his first. When examining the situation in the Dodgers edition of the Offseason Outlook series, Tim Dierkes estimated that Kershaw could command something along the lines of $90MM over the course of six years.  Remarkably, an extension could approach nine figures, despite the fact that Kershaw has yet to see his 24th birthday.

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  1. Cotes56

    14 years ago

    Imagine Kershaw has two more cy young calibur seasons and then hits FA as a 26 year old? The bidding would be insane.

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    • Dr. Gonzo

      14 years ago

      Yeah Timmy level rabidness, but even more so because he’s a lefty. I’d love for the team to lock him up for 6 years. 

      Also, great user name. 

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  2. brocnessmonster

    14 years ago

    This is a must.

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  3. BlueSkyLA

    14 years ago

    Fortunately we have time on this one, for the new team owner to address. No real urgency to get anything serious going on an extension when he’s not even arbitration eligible yet.

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    • Dr. Gonzo

      14 years ago

      He is arbitration eligible this off season 

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      • BlueSkyLA

        14 years ago

        I’m aware of that, hence my comment that it can wait until we get new owners. Even if he was arbitration eligible this winter it still could wait, and we’d still be better off having these talks happen with new ownership instead of McCourt.

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