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I'm not sure any baseball team has been more dependent on one player as the Dodgers have been on Kershaw, and word is he might not be back this season - if he is - it won't be till September. I'm thinking they're one of the few teams that could put together a package that the Braves would accept for Julio Teheran - who could basically save the Dodgers season and get them into the playoffs.

Teheran and Markakis for Julio Arias and Puig. Braves get the top pitching prospect in baseball in 19 year old Arias (who's already in the bigs) and a 25 year old OFer with great ability. Puig started out terrible this season (OPS+ in May of 62), but has quietly been playing well since (118 in June and 114 in July, so far). And they get rid of Nick's contract. Dodgers accept taking him because his OPS+ for the season is 1 higher than Puig's, and he's a pro who doesn't make mistakes.

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When Kershaw went down in late June, the Dodgers were 8 games behind the Giants.

When he came back more than 2 months later in early September, the Dodgers had gained 11 games on the Giants without him. o:eektf:

Outside of the Dodgers themselves, and perhaps some of their most ardent supporters, I don't think anybody saw that coming ........ and that's why they play the games.

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