Sources: Kershaw, Dodgers Were Close To $210M Deal

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Sources: Kershaw, Dodgers Were Close To $210M Deal 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:54 pm

The Los Angeles Dodgers were close to signing Clayton Kershaw to a seven-year, $210 million contract extension earlier this season, according to sources.


However, the Dodgers backed off and the two sides have not negotiated in months.


Kershaw is nearing the end of a two-year, $19 million deal and the Dodgers remain motivated to get something completed.


The average salary of approximately $30 million would have been the highest in baseball history.

Via Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

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