Kershaw probably about to extend by the end of the week.

[murph]

Any guesses on the contract? Could we see our first 300m contract? Awful risky to 10 or more with a pitcher, but this is one heck of a pitcher.

I also wonder if this will effect Tanaka's perceived value as well.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/4517/clayton-kershaw

[Frobby]

Pretty safe to bet it will be the biggest contract ever awarded to a pitcher, topping Verlander's 7 years, $180 mm. I doubt $300 mm is in the cards unless that includes a few team options. Put me down for 8 years, $220 mm.

[Redskins Rick]

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while there may have been brief talk of $300M "lifetime" deal for kershaw, more serious mid-year talk said closer to 250M.

[xian4]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Report: Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw agree to seven-year, $215M deal <a href="http://t.co/EavCg5cyZp">http://t.co/EavCg5cyZp</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSports">@cbssports</a></p>— Eye on Baseball (@EyeOnBaseball) <a href="

">January 15, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[MurphDogg]

That player opt out pretty much ensures that this deal will not work out in the Dodgers favor. Great deal for Kershaw though.

[Loophole]

That player opt out pretty much ensures that this deal will not work out in the Dodgers favor. Great deal for Kershaw though.

If they win a championship or two they probably won't complain.

[Redskins Rick]

Hard to say anybody is worth 200+ million, but if there is a body, I would have to say Kershaw would be it.

30 million a year, dang.

[OFFNY]

o

It's official.

Clayton Kershaw Agrees to Seven-Year, $215-Million Deal with Dodgers

(By Dylan Hernandez and Bill Shaikin)

http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-clayton-kershaw-dodgers-20140115,0,3325125.story#ixzz2qm7jQ4Wz

[waroriole]

Hard to say anybody is worth 200+ million, but if there is a body, I would have to say Kershaw would be it.

30 million a year, dang.

I'd say Trout. Tough to give that much to a P.

[OFFNY]

Any guesses on the contract? Could we see our first 300m contract? Awful risky to 10 or more with a pitcher, but this is one heck of a pitcher.

I also wonder if this will effect Tanaka's perceived value as well.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/4517/clayton-kershaw

By the way, good thread.

When I saw that Kershaw had actually signed, I was about to start a new thread, but I saw that you were ahead of the game with Kershaw's "on the verge of signing" status.

[scOtt]

15/800!