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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > A Decade A Dodger: Remembering Clayton Kershaw’s Draft Day
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A Decade A Dodger: Remembering Clayton Kershaw’s Draft Day

Jared Massey
June 6, 2016
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And The Rest…

The Dodgers were able to snag Morris at No. 26. Then they picked up a familiar name at No. 31 — Preston Mattingly. In the 14th round they took a high school righty named Alex White, but he didn’t sign.

He’d go on to replace Andrew Miller at North Carolina and become a first-rounder three years later. In the 49th round (out of 50), Los Angeles took a flier on a high school first baseman who ended up going to college and proceeded to become one of the best first basemen in the game: Paul Goldschmidt.

But, they got Kershaw. That’s all I wanted. I never thought it would happen but it did. He was sent off to the Gulf Coast League, a rookie level league where teenagers try to figure out how to hit breaking balls or throw strikes.

Kershaw dominated, posting a 1.95 ERA in 10 games with 54 strikeouts compared to just five walks. A sign of things to come.

There was his season with the Great Lakes Loons in 2007. When asked what a “Loon” was, he was quoted as saying, “A loon is a loon, I suppose.” Then the promotion to Double-A.

Then there was the unforgettable 2008 Spring Training at-bat against Sean Casey, where “Public Enemy No. 1” was born. Finally, fewer than two years after being drafted, Kershaw made his Major League debut — at Dodger Stadium no less — on May 25, 2008.

And the rest is history.

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TAGGED:2016 MLB DraftClayton KershawLos Angeles DodgersLuke Hochevar
ByJared Massey
Jared Massey covers prospects for DodgerBlue.com and also writes at 2080baseball.com. In addition, he's an editorial writer for Dodger Blue and co-hosts the Dugout Blues podcast.
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