Clayton Kershaw Analysis
The Hardball Times goes into great detail analyzing whether or not Kershaw will be a success in the majors:
Health may be the only thing that could keep Kershaw from becoming a front line starter. Just how good Kershaw could become likely depends on the improvements he makes with his change-up and his command.
I’m a huge fan of prospects, but I’m also a bigger fan of winning now. I recently traded away Kershaw for Morneau, straight up, no questions asked, and have since turned Morneau into Cliff Lee, Paul Konerko and Andrew McCutchen. In the long-run, I think I got pretty good value for Kershaw. I’ll be missing the “oooo, I got Kershaw” factor but I have Lincecum on my teams for that!
Max Scherzer Throws a Stinker in First Start
Well, he wasn’t as amazing as his relief debut but then again, his first start was against a stacked Phillies lineup. He reminds me of Lincecum and his first few starts last year. Scherzer lasted 4 innings, gave up 2 earned runs on 7 hits, walking 2 and striking out 5 - a total of 92 pitches.
He’ll have his bumps in the road but his strikeout potential is hard to ignore, he’ll get better as the season goes on, but as I mentioned yesterday, don’t expect him to stick as a starter all year long, he’ll be a Joba type by the end of the season.
His second start comes Saturday against the Cubs.