Clayton Kershaw has been the best pitcher, if not player, in baseball for the past half decade, but this season he wasn't even the best pitcher on his own team.
Despite what could be considered an "off year" for Kershaw, the lefty was still finished as one of the top-3 Cy Young Award candidates. If was his fifth straight season finishing in the top-3, making him the only player in MLB history to do so.
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While teammate Zach Greinke, now a free agent, will probably take home the Cy Young hardware this season, there is no reason for the Dodgers to worry about their staff next season. Kershaw has proven time and time again that he can lead the team to the postseason.
Kershaw was still the dominant player of past years this season, leading the NL in both complete games and shutout. He also led the league in strikeouts with 301, which were a career-high for the 27-year-old.
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Earlier this week Kershaw stated that he believed Greinke should win the Cy Young Award. While this may be true for the 2015 season, it's safe to say that Kershaw will lead the way for the Dodgers once again in 2016.
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