Kershaw's loyalty for giving up $10 million? I'm curious about the renewal of the contract with LAD20 Years of Accompanied Financial Interpretation
Feb 12, 2025
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ESPN said on the 12th (Korea time) 'Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a new contract' According to sources, the contract will be officially confirmed when it passes through the physical area. The guarantees range from $5 million to $10 million, and like previous contracts, bonuses based on performance would have been included,' he added.
At the World Series victory ceremony on November 2 last year, Kershaw officially declared that he will remain a Dodgers player for life. Kershaw, a native of Arlington, Texas, joined the team after being drafted by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2006 draft and has been together for 20 years including the minor leagues.
It is noteworthy that Kershaw gave up his $10 million salary this year and became an FA after the end of last season. Kershaw signed a contract with the Dodgers in February last year worth $5 million in 2024 and $5 million in player options in 2025. However, if certain conditions were met in 2024, the salary in 2025 could have been increased to $20 million, and Kershaw filled seven starts, and this year's salary was set at $10 million. I gave up on this.
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The details of the contract have not yet been disclosed, but as ESPN observed, it seems that it will have been made with a 'small' guaranteed salary and 'many' incentive structure. In other words, it would have included both safety devices for Kershaw's instability, which suffers from injuries every year, and provisions to encourage Kershaw's motivation.
Kershaw, who had surgery on his left shoulder after the 2023 season, returned in July last year and started seven games in less than two months, ending the season with a 2-2 record and 4.50 ERA. Sidelined from the postseason roster, he eventually underwent surgery on his left knee on Nov. 7 that caused both a toe and chronic pain. The target return time is July this year.
Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes attended the joining ceremony of Japanese pitcher Loki Sasaki on the 23rd of last month and told local media that `We still want to renew the contract with Kershaw. Kershaw is also rehabilitating well from the foot and knee surgery he received after the end of last season, saying, "The player who sent a message of support through video when we were pushing for the recruitment of Sasaki." I'm playing a throwing program, but I'm not in the throwing stage on the mound yet."
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It's a terminated contract, but if you look more specifically, Kershaw made seven starts last year, so his annual salary this year was $10 million. In addition, the 2025 bonus clause, which was tailored to last year's No. 7 selection, was set at '1 million for each game if he made more than 11 starts'. However, since he can return in time for the second half of this year, it is impossible to take the mound more than 11 times in the first place. It can be interpreted that Kershaw would have had no choice but to declare FA because it was a contract that received only $10 million anyway.
The Dodgers are full of starters in terms of quantity and quality. Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Loki Sasaki, Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May are the opening rotations. On top of that, Shohei Ohtani, who is undergoing last-minute rehabilitation, will join in May, and prospects such as Bobby Miller, Landon Nyack, River Ryan and Justin Roblesky will also support him.
However, if Kershaw returns healthy and recovers his old ball power, the Dodgers' starting lineup will be much more solid. Kershaw has 212 career wins, 2.50 ERA, 2742 ⅔ innings and 2968 strikeouts. He has 32 left with 3,000 strikeouts.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
