Clayton Kershaw has a strong chance to be the first Great Lakes Loon to reach a major league baseball team, the Midland Daily News revealed in a report today.
Kershaw, 19, started last season as the ace pitcher for the inaugural season of Midland's minor league baseball team. In August, he was promoted up to the Dodgers' AA Jacksonville team. This spring training, Kershaw is amongst those battling for the fifth starter position on the Dodgers pitching staff.
New Dodgers' manager Joe Torre is impressed and believes that there is a very good chance Kershaw will start the season in his team's rotation in just a few weeks.
As the start of the season gets closer, I will be keeping track of Clayton's progress as I get it. I may do some hunting as to the progress some of last year's Loons are making in their trips to the major leagues.
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