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Dodgers, Kershaw Agree to 7-Year, $215 Million Deal

By on January 15, 2014
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Left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw has won two NL Cy Young Awards. (Facebook/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw has won two NL Cy Young Awards. (Facebook/Los Angeles Dodgers)

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw have agreed on a seven-year, $215 million deal, according to ESPN LA’s Ramona Shelburne.

The deal comes with an opt-out clause for Kershaw after five years, and is the richest deal ever given to a pitcher—richer than the seven-year, $180 million deal Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers agreed to last offseason.

Kershaw is widely regarded as the best pitcher in baseball, and a deal between he and the Dodgers had been rumored to be completed before Friday, the date scheduled for Kershaw’s salary arbitration hearing.

Kershaw went 16-9 with a 1.83 ERA and 232 strikeouts last season, his sixth with the Dodgers. The left-hander has a 2.60 career ERA and recorded at least 212 strikeouts in each of the past four seasons.

The Dodgers and Kershaw had reportedly been having discussions about an extension for the past year. ESPN’s Buster Olney reported during the season that the team had offered Kershaw a lifetime contract worth around $300 million during the season, but such a deal was never reached.

With this deal complete, the Dodgers can now shift their focus to signing free agent right-hander Masahiro Tanaka. The Dodgers are considered to be among the front runners to land Tanaka.

Although Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti has talked to Tanaka’s agent recently according to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, it’s unclear what effect Kershaw’s contract will have on the Dodgers’ interest in Tanaka.

Francisco Reyes is a Staff Reporter for Living Out Loud - LA, covering entertainment and sports. Follow him on Twitter: @fjr3487
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