Good morning, baseball fans!
Our former fearless leader/current pot-stirrer at The Athletic, Grant Brisbee, recently wrote about why the San Francisco Giants should/shouldn’t be interested in Clayton Kershaw, once these things are allowed to be considered in an official capacity again.
It’s a good piece, I recommend giving it a read, but his argument for this kind of boils down to the following bullet points. (I can’t do quotes and keep the bullet points, but attribute this to Grant nonetheless)
- He’s still effective when he pitches
- More effective than you might be giving him credit for
- His supreme pitchability should keep him effective for years
- It would be funny
As Grant also points out, there are a ton of red flags with regards to Kershaw’s health.