{"playerId":1879,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":13.4,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":7.7,"playerRater7DAY":6.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Kershaw (personal) was placed on the bereavement list Monday.","spin":"Kershaw is away from the team attending to an undisclosed personal matter, but manager Don Mattingly said his ace is still expected to start Friday against the Giants. Hanley Ramirez (thumb) was activated from the DL, taking Kershaw's spot on the active roster.","date":"Mon Apr 29"},"fullName":"Clayton Kershaw","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Let's face it: After the kind of two-year run Kershaw had in 2011-12, he might be the unquestioned No. 1 starting pitcher if not for a hip injury that sidetracked him briefly last September. So let's allay those concerns: He avoided surgery, and his statistics in the four starts he made after the injury popped up (3-for-4 in quality starts, 0.64 ERA) weren't any less superb than those he had accrued in his 29 starts before it. The Dodgers have maintained Kershaw's workload splendidly -- he's a 25-year-old who on only three occasions in 98 starts combined from 2010 to '12 threw 120-plus pitches -- and he ranks among the top five in baseball the past three seasons combined in the following: WHIP (1.06, fourth), FIP (2.81, second), K's per nine (9.32, third), K rate (25.9 percent, first) and quality start percentage (74.5, fourth). And perhaps best of all, no one has induced weaker contact during that time, his .151 well-hit average allowed is lowest in the game. Unless publicly addressed injuries like Kershaw's hip bother you -- remember that every pitcher to a degree comes with some wear and tear -- there's little reason not to consider him as one of, if not the, first pitchers off the board.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":5.1,"playerRater15DAY":3.5,"positionRank":6}