The 1-2 punch combined for a 2.09 ERA and 104-34 (.754) record with a 1.0 K/9 ratio during the 2013 – 2015 seasons with the Dodgers. The two were considered one of the best 1-2 punch in all of baseball, but unfortunately, the team was never able to advance past the NLCS.
Last offseason, Zack Greinke walked away from the Dodgers and signed a six-year $206.5m deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks and broke up the dynamic duo. The deal makes Greinke the highest paid pitcher in the MLB ($34M/yr), topping Kershaw’s $33 million annual salary.
Dodgers President of Baseball Operations said today in an interview with Mason and Ireland that the team really wanted Greinke back last offseason.