Dodgers Re-sign LHP Clayton Kershaw to 1-year Deal

Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a warm-up pitch during the first inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, on Sept. 13, 2022. Christian Petersen/Getty Images

The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing back rotation stalwart Clayton Kershaw for a 16th season on a one-year, $20 million deal. The team announced the deal Monday, Dec. 5. It reportedly comes with a $5 million signing bonus for the left-hander.

Kershaw, 34, went 12–3 with a 2.28 ERA in 22 starts last season, earning his ninth All-Star nod.

The three-time Cy Young award winner owns a lifetime 197–87 mark with a 2.48 ERA and 2,807 strikeouts. He was named National League MVP in 2014.

Angels Sign RHP Carlos Estevez to Two-year Deal

Right-handed relief pitcher Carlos Estevez signed a two-year, $13.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels on Monday after spending six seasons with the Colorado Rockies.

Estevez, who will turn 30 this month, was 4-4 with two saves and a career-best 3.47 ERA in 62 appearances out of the bullpen for Colorado last season. He has a lifetime ERA of 4.59, 25 saves and an 18-21 record over 321 career games.

Carlos Estevez (54) of the Colorado Rockies delivers a pitch during the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, on Sept. 14, 2022. Michael Reaves/Getty Images

He has posted 312 strikeouts against 118 walks, including 54 strikeouts and 23 walks in 57 innings last season.

Estevez’s .211 batting average allowed in 2022 was the best mark of his career.