Was Clayton Kershaw good for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019? Honestly — without looking up his statistics, what does the narrative in your head say?
Spending an abundance of time on social media, the pervasive sense is that he is slipping (which is accurate). However, to the point that he’s nearing “average,” which couldn’t be further from the truth).
Yes, Kershaw’s velocity is slipping. Yes, he is no longer the same guy that led the Majors in ERA for basically a decade and was a shoe-in for the Cy Young’s top-three every year.
But he’s still really freaking good.