Clayton Kershaw's second foray into free agency lasted a lot shorter than his first, but the destination was ultimately the same.
A strong season would follow, with Kershaw getting the start for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game as the Dodger Stadium local hero and taking another perfect game into the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels. A lower back injury — a frequent occurrence for him —Kershaw finished the season with a 2.28 and 137 strikeouts in 126.1 innings. The postseason didn't end well for him or the Dodgers, but plenty of teams should have been interested in him he actually looked around in free agency.
Kershaw was not among the group of pending free agents extended qualifying offers on Thursday, as the Dodgers were apparently working on something else with him.Two Dodgers who did receive qualifying offers were All-Stars Trea Turner and Tyler Anderson. Both figure to reject the one-year, $19.65 million deal that will give the Dodgers draft pick compensation should they sign elsewhere, though there is an outside chance Anderson opts to stay as well.
Turner leaving would give the Dodgers an enormous hole at shortstop, as their best in-house option, former top prospect Gavin Lux, hasn't exactly shown a shortstop-ready arm from his usual second base position. However, there is a wealth of All-Star shortstops on the market with Turner, Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts and Dansby Swanson, so the Dodgers at least have options.
As for Anderson, he became a classic Dodgers story in 2022, going from a career 4.62 ERA to a first career All-Star nod and the 111-win team's playoff rotation. The Dodgers would probably like him back for 2023, but the lesson of Anderson might be they can find big value from pitchers who won't
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