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Los Angeles Dodgers: Three absurd takes to avoid from postseason loss

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 09: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after giving up a solo home run to Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals in the eighth inning of game five of the National League Division Series, to tie the game 3-3, at Dodger Stadium on October 09, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 09: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after giving up a solo home run to Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals in the eighth inning of game five of the National League Division Series, to tie the game 3-3, at Dodger Stadium on October 09, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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3. It is time to move on from Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Kershaw finally did it for me. After years of continuing to trust him despite him doing literally everything to prove me otherwise, he finally convinced me that there is no going back in his postseason career. Unless some miraculous change happens, I don’t think Kershaw will ever be good in October.

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It really does sting as well as Kershaw is going to go down as one of the greatest pitchers of all-time. You could argue that if he pitched in October as he does in the regular season then the Dodgers would have multiple rings by now.

Instead, his legacy will forever be tainted by his inability to come up in the big moment, which is a shame.

With all that being said, it is still crazy to think that the Dodgers should move on from Kershaw. Kershaw still has two more years on the deal that he signed last offseason and the Dodgers getting rid of him would be distasteful, to say the least.

Kershaw is the heart and soul of this team. And while that very same thinking is what led to the meltdown on Wednesday night, trading him away doesn’t accomplish anything for the team.

No team is going to send a good package as the Dodgers would have no leverage in shopping a 31-year-old pitcher who is set to make a lot of money over the next two years.

And even if they could they shouldn’t. For most of 2019, Kershaw was a beacon of consistency for the Dodgers. He was not the same elite Kershaw from year’s past but he was an all-star and consistently gave the Dodgers six strong innings of work.

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He might not be the best pitcher on the Dodgers anymore, he might not even be the second-best. But that does not mean the Dodgers should simply give up on him. Managing him in October is going to be tough, but it is only going to be tough because he is going to stay in LA and help them get there.

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