http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/41768 Recent articles about Clayton Kershaw en-us What minor league stars could eventually fill a huge role for a major league team? And more importantly, what minor league star could eventually play a huge part for a struggling fantasy GM? Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon has those answers and many more in his latest minor league report. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:30:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294792 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294792 Fifty in-depth feature stories with huge photos and many with video of the hottest top prospects in baseball. Not your usual boring ranking system. Some very unconventional takes, but it has been more right on than the BA list because they take all of the factors of the player's movement, including depth chart, emotional and personal adjustment, etc. into account. A must read! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:10:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294705 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294705 Yeah, it was probably just a lucky guess, but Kershaw is getting called up as I predicted earlier. "Clayton Kershaw will be promoted to start Tuesday night's game against the Rockies, part of what could be a busy 10 days of Dodgers roster moves leading up to the Trade Deadline. This time, said Torre, he expects Kershaw to stay in the starting rotation, perhaps for a decade or so if expert predications are accurate. When at full strength, the current rotation also would include Hiroki Kuroda, Chad Billingsley, Derek Lowe and Brad Penny, who might be ready to come off the disabled list in early August." Nobody knows for sure who is going to be sent down to make room for Kershaw, but there are rumors that... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:48:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293661 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293661 Clayton Kershaw|LHP|AA|20-Kershaw has been quite dominant since getting demoted to AA Jacksonville. In 3 starts there, he's gone 18 innings, and has only given up 7 hits and 2 earned runs. More importantly though, Kershaw has only walked 4 batters. I guess there's some concern over the fact that he's only struck out 12 over those 18 innings, but he's still trying to work some issues out, so it's not overly concerning to me. Kershaw is either already on his way back to Los Angeles later this week or he should be on his way back if he has another quality start at AA. Chin Lung Hu|SS|AAA|24-... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:54:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293332 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293332 Impact rookies were the story of Major League Baseball's first half and as Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon explains, we should expect more of the same the rest of the way. But who will shine? Who will fade? And who will come out of left field? Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:08:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293125 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293125 Matt Capps is out for 2 months leaving a void in the Pittsburgh bullpen. Clayton Kershaw also gets sent down to the minors while Jay Bruce is making a comeback in performance. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:54:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287542 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287542 I'm absolutely convinced that God hates the Dodgers. Smoothly sailing through the first 4 innings, Clayton Kershaw was having another quality start in what looked to be a classic pitcher's duel. Too bad the rain had other ideas. Tied at 0-0 when God started peeing, it took Chan Ho Park less than two innings to give up 5 runs, basically sealing the Dodgers fate. Yeah, they made a late run at it, but it was another case of too little too... Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:22:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278213 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278213 A breakdown of all that was and how it will affect your fantasy team in the MLB on 6/4/08. Injury news, updates and advice. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:29:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274597 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274597 It's the dawn of a new section here at Fire Ned Colletti Now, and I hope i'll actually remember to do this every once in a while in the future. Anyway, I figure it'll be fun to document some of my "educated" predictions and see how they work out in the end. 20 Home Runs For Matt Kemp Everybody and their mother predicted Kemp's power would emerge this season, and the general feeling was that he'd easily hit between 20-30 home runs. He's currently on pace for 12, but with his frame he always seems like a threat to go on a homer binge like he did in 2005 when he hit 7 homers in his first 100 major league at bats. The problem, however, is that Kemp hits a lot of a ground balls (44.5% this year, 45.4% last year). And even though his line drive percentage (26.7%) bodes very well for his batting average, it also means that he doesn't hit many fly balls (28.8%). When also considering that 23.8% of his at bats end in strikeouts, and only 8.8% of his fly balls end up over the fence, Matt simply doesn't give himself enough of an opportunity to hit home runs. All in all, it would be a stretch to assume Kemp can reach the 20 home run plateau unless something drastic happens with his percentages. Prediction-Under Plus other stuff similar. 10 Starts This Year For Clayton Kershaw .800 OPS For Jeff Kent .300 Average For Russell Martin 15 Wins For Anybody On The Dodgers Pitching Staff 1 All-Star For The Dodgers Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:12:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274555 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274555 Pedro Martinez made his return to the Mets a victorious one. He should provide a huge boost to New York, and he can still help your fantasy team. Some other guy named Joba also debuted as a starter, a pitcher not named Smoltz got the save for Atlanta, and another prospect (Radhames Liz) flew under the radar and pitched well for Baltimore. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:00:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274408 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274408 Jay Bruce, Clayton Kershaw, Carlos Gonzalez, and Ian Stewart have all gotten the call in the last few weeks. AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams ranks his top ten prospects for your fantasy team for the remainder of the season. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:10:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273806 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273806 Overview-Thanks to loads of hype, you'd have to live under a rock to not know something about Clayton Kershaw. Ranked among the top prospects in the minors, his learning curve has been accelerated due to all the quick promotions he's earned by dominating the competition. Now that he's with the big club, Kershaw gets a chance to show us what the all the buzz is about. Plus more on his stuff, command, mechanics, mental approach, health, performance, projections, etc... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:23:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273004 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273004 Clayton Kershaw lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his start tonight allowing four earned on five hits, walking four and striking out two against the New York Mets. Kershaw the Dodgers number one prospect recently changed his uniform number from 54 to 22 as well. The Dodgers later rallied in the eight scoring 5 to over take the Mets and win the game. Chan Ho Park who entered the game in relief of Kershaw picked up the win. Fri, 30 May 2008 21:41:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272635 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272635 Earlier this week, JP over at pyleoflist.com wet his pants trying to come up with a nickname for Dodger's rookie, Clayton Kershaw. Before we start putting pussy prospects on a pedastal, let's first give them a chance to prove themselves. Kershaw just crapped the bed vs the Mets in NY. Torre pulled him after 3.2 innings as the Dodgers struggle to break their 4 game losing streak. Kershaw gave up 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 4 walks, 1 hr, with a 5.59 ERA in his 2nd start. Fri, 30 May 2008 20:29:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272619 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272619 Rather than giving you the same old names that sit unappreciated on your waiver wire week after week, AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams takes a look back to the best waiver wire pick ups of the season , and suggests buying a guy like Johnny Cueto, while selling this week's hot pickup, Jay Bruce. Fri, 30 May 2008 13:51:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272521 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272521