Dodgers Rumors: Three Reasons why the Dodgers will Win the World Series

3. Corey Seager and Clayton Kershaw are a Blast from the Past

Stating that Corey Seager and Clayton Kershaw are a blast from the past is pretty vague, so let me explain. As we all know, Kershaw is the greatest pitcher on this planet – if he had remained healthy last year he likely would have crafted one of, if not the, best years in baseball history and most likely would have been the first pitcher to win two MVP awards since 1945.

Then we have Corey Seager who will certainly win an MVP in his future. Seager took the league by storm last year, slugging 26 home runs, 40 doubles, all while batting .308 with 72 runs batted in.

Kershaw has been a constant superstar for the Dodgers, Seager has not as he is new to the league. When you think about it, what the last bat the Dodgers had that was as impactful as Seager’s? Not only did he win the Rookie of the Year and a Silver Slugger, he finished third in MVP voting.

The last bat that I can remember having that huge of an impact was Manny Ramirez back in 2008, but that was before Kershaw became Clayton Kershaw.

This all leads to my point, the last time the Dodgers won the World Series which 1-2 punch did the team have – that’s right, Kirk Gibson and Orel Hershiser. Kershaw will easily be able to match Hershiser’s 23-8 record and 2.26 ERA, and Seager’s numbers are already similar to Gibson.

In that season Gibson batted .290 with 28 home runs and 76 runs batted in; those numbers are already nearly identical to Corey Seager’s. I know that it is hard to compare two guys to two legends of the game, but the Dodgers finally have superstars on both ends of the game.