화창한 하늘 아래

커쇼가 메이저에 콜업되어 현지시간 5월25일 경기에 선발등판 한다. 당초에 화요일 시카고 컵스와 경기에  5선발이 필요하지만, 구단은 커쇼가 리글리 필드보다는 홈 구장에서 데뷰하는 것이 더 낫다고 판단했다. 이렇게 됨으로써 5선발로 한번더 기회가 있을 것으로 예상되었던 박찬호의 화요일 선발등판은 불가능하게 되었다.

커쇼의 자리를 만들어 주기 위해 에스테반 로아이지가 부상자 명단에서 복귀시킨후 지명할당 조치를 했으며 옌치 브라조반을 트리블A로 내려 보냈다. 커쇼가 일요일 등판함에 따라 이전 두게임에서 7이닝씩 던진 채드 빌링슬리와 직전 경기에서 8이닝을 던진 히로키 구로다가 하루씩 더 휴식을 갖게 되었다.

로아이자를 지명할당 조치함으로써 2007년 남은 연봉 120만 달러, 2008년 연봉 650만불 그리고 바이아웃 37만 5천불을 다저스 구단은 지불해야 한다. 그 연봉의 댓가로 다저스는 작년 1승, 올해 1승을 얻었을 뿐이다. 기본적으로 구단이 그를 방출하기 까지 10일의 여유를 갖고 있지만 그를 방출하는 것이 당연할 것으로 보인다.

결국 5선발로 박찬호나 로아지자 대신 커쇼를 선택한 것으로 보인다.

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Kershaw to start Sunday for LA

Southpaw to make debut at home; Loaiza designated

By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com


LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' youth movement hit another milestone Saturday when 20-year-old left-hander Clayton Kershaw was promoted to the Major Leagues from Double-A Jacksonville.


Kershaw is expected to make his debut in a Sunday start against the St. Louis Cardinals. To make room for Kershaw on the 40-man Major League roster, the Dodgers activated Esteban Loaiza from the disabled list and designated him for assignment. To make room for Kershaw on the 25-man active roster, reliever Yhency Brazoban was optioned back to Triple-A Las Vegas.


By starting Kershaw on Sunday, Chad Billingsley, who has back-to-back seven-inning starts, and Hiroki Kuroda, who pitched eight innings in his last start, will gain an extra day of rest. The Dodgers' fifth-starter spot actually comes up Tuesday, but the club thought it best that Kershaw debut at home rather than at Wrigley Field.


Kershaw was 0-3 with a 2.28 ERA, 47 strikeouts, 15 walks and 32 hits allowed in 43 1/3 innings at Double-A Jacksonville, where his erratic workload was designed to preserve his arm for a pennant-race run in Los Angeles. Such unconventional treatment is indicative of how special the Dodgers consider their 2006 first-round Draft pick.


Kershaw jumped onto the Major League radar during a stunning Spring Training this year. Brought over from Minor League camp March 9, Kershaw allowed a home run to the first batter he faced in an exhibition game, and didn't allow another run in 14 innings, striking out 19 with three walks.


Management sent Kershaw back to Double-A Jacksonville anyway, with a mandate that he pitch no more than 25 innings a month to ration his arm for a possible pennant-stretch role in Los Angeles. He has pitched only 11 innings since May 2, including a one-inning start on Thursday.


Removing Loaiza from the picture effectively ends his brief and unhappy stint as a Dodger. He was claimed off waivers last Aug. 29 from Oakland, having made only two starts after being disabled for four months following operations on his back and right knee.


By doing so, the Dodgers assumed the remaining $1.2 million of his 2007 salary, a $6.5 million salary for 2008 and a $375,000 buyout of his 2008 salary of $7.5 million. For that, the Dodgers got one win last year and one win this year. Technically, the club has 10 days to move him, but it most likely will eat the remaining obligation and grant him his release. He had been disabled with stiffness in the shoulder blade and made one rehab appearance, but his velocity still hasn't returned from 2006.


Brazoban made only two appearances after being recalled May 9 to replace Loaiza, allowing two runs in three innings. He is on the rebound from shoulder and elbow operations the previous two seasons.


Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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