And the Cy Young goes to... Clayton Kershaw

LA Times

Clayton Kershaw's progress during his career with Dodger's has not only been recognized by fans but critics alike.

On Thursday Kershaw received the Cy Young Award given to him by the Baseball Writers Assn. of America. Kershaw received 27 of a possible (BBWAA) 32 first-place votes, easily running over any competition for his first-place competitor Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies.

With a big curve-ball that might be baseball’s best, Kershaw won the NL’s pitching triple crown. "Pitching on a team that went 82-79, he led the league with a 2.28 ERA and 248 strikeouts and with a 21-5 record tied Kennedy for most wins," says the Washington Post.

Kershaw, who turns 24 on March 19, shows to advance even more in his pitching talent, developing sliders and changeups more consistantly in his time on the mound.

Fans have yet to see the rising stars of the Dodgers, perhaps Matt Kemp's contract signing a few days ago caused a domino effect of good news for the team and its fans.

-Stephanie Aguilar