For the first time in a few years, Clayton Kershaw has entered spring camp with a full head of steam.
Ken Gurnick of MLB.com recently pointed out that spring training last year was borderline dreadful for the lefty starter, as he was dealing with a shoulder issue that eventually kept him on the shelf for the first three weeks of the regular season.
In 2017, it was a bad back that bogged Kersh down early—an injury that would resurface in 2018, causing the three-time Cy Young winner to spend time on the DL for 23 of the team’s games that summer.