Clayton Kershaw

[chaddurbin]

jofer is absolutely a beast and great young pitcher, but between him and thor i'd probably give the nod to syndergaard. the cleaner bill of health, the less violent delivery, and the drama-free attitude.

gerrit cole is pretty awesome but i don't consider him to be in the same class as the other 2, his good stuff has never translated into Ks...maybe he pitches to contact(?) i don't know but if you have overpowering stuff you should have more strikeouts then he does. he also doesn't look to be in the best shape and athletic like the other 2. something's off with him, whether mentally or physically that's not allowing him to take that ELITE step where the whole team's attitude changes the day you take the mound.

[Dewey]

Kershaw update from his last start: 100 2/3 innings pitched. 122 k. 6bb.

Surrounded by a bunch of gutless bats hovering just above (or below-Grandal ) the Mendoza line.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

gerrit cole is pretty awesome but i don't consider him to be in the same class as the other 2, his good stuff has never translated into Ks...maybe he pitches to contact(?) i don't know but if you have overpowering stuff you should have more strikeouts then he does.

He struck out 202 batters in 208 IP last year, and had 138 Ks in 138 IP in 2014. Just how many strike outs does he need? These guys striking out 10 + batters per 9 IP are the rare exception. Cole's strikeout rate is just fine.

[Dewey]

Continues to lead league in innings pitched. Another win. 11k. 1bb. Though the bb should have been k #12. A clear bad call by ump. Even if it was borderline, and it wasn't, you'd think if anyone gets benefit of the doubt it would be Kershaw.

133k 7bb on the season. If that bogus walk would have been a k, Kershaw would have sole season record for 10k games with no walks which he currently shares with Big Unit and Schilling.