In a perfect world, the Dodgers could attack the trade deadline with some knowledge of whether or not Clayton Kershaw will pitch for them again this season.
Even that appears to be too much to ask.
Kershaw still hasn’t resumed throwing since he experienced a setback after throwing a bullpen session at Dodger Stadium last Sunday. The mild disc herniation in his lower back may still require surgery, but that hasn’t been determined yet.
In the meantime, Kershaw is following trainers’ orders for his rehabilitation, one day at a time. The left-hander had more hope than actual progress to report: He did some core exercises today, and that was about the extent of his update.
Here’s more from Kershaw:
As for the trade deadline (which is Monday), Kershaw offered his own assessment of the landscape.
“I know Andrew (Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of operations) and Farhan (Zaidi, the Dodgers’ general manager) and all the guy supstairs are canvassing every type of opportunity we have,” Kershaw said. “It’s a weird trade market this year, just from my perspective. It seems like there’s not a whole lot out there, and what is out there costs a whole lot. We’ll see. Our team’s playing really well right now. I don’t know if we need it, but it’d always be nice.”