36-year old righty starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda should sue everyone on the Dodgers’ roster position player wise (except Matt Kemp) for a lack of support. Kuroda has pitched in 30 games (all starts) for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 12-16 with a 3.19 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. He has now pitched in 113 games (112 starts) in his first four years with the Dodgers and he is 40-46 with a 3.49 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. The Dodgers would be smart to re-sign Kuroda for 2012, but they are going to likely have a lot of competition for his services.

27-year old lefty starting pitcher Dana Eveland is off to a good start for the Dodgers. He has started 2 games for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 2-0 with a 0.60 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP. Eveland has only given up 9 hits in his first 15 innings while only walking 2 batters, as he has been impressive. But don’t be fooled by Eveland’s performance as he has not been a good pitcher in the past. Eveland has now pitched in 97 games (56 starts) in his first seven years in the majors and he is 18-22 with 1 save, a 5.52 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP.

25-year old righty reliever Javy Guerra has been a huge surprise for the Dodgers in 2011. He has pitched in 182 games (54 starts) in his 8 years in the minors and he is 27-25 with 27 saves, a 4.31 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. The Dodgers didn’t really plan on having Guerra pitch for them at any point in 2011. But, he has pitched in 41 games (0 starts) for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 2-0 with 18 saves, a 1.99 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. He has only given up 34 hits and 13 walks in his first 40 2/3 innings in the majors with 35 whiffs so far this year. Guerra has really stepped up for the Dodgers, working as the closer as they had a lot of problems with injuries in the pen this year.

23-year old righty reliever Kenley Jansen has been on fire since June 18th for the Dodgers. He has pitched in 20 games (0 starts) since June 18th and he is 1-0 with 2 saves, a 0.40 ERA and a 0.66 WHIP. Jansen has only given up 5 hits in his last 22 2/3 innings for the Dodgers while whiffing 38 batters as he has been awesome. He has now pitched in 40 games (0 starts) overall this year for the Dodgers and he is 2-1 with 3 saves, a 3.30 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP. Jansen has come a long way since converting from being a catcher to a relief pitcher in the minors. The results have been spectacular so far. He has pitched in 65 games (0 starts) in his first two years with the Dodgers and he is 3-1 with 7 saves, a 2.29 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. Jansen is probably going to be the Dodgers’ closer in the very near future.

23-year old lefty starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw has tightened up his control this year and it has transformed him into one of the very best pitchers in all of baseball. He will likely be one of the top vote getters for the Cy Young Award in 2011. Kershaw has pitched in 29 games (all starts) for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 17-5 with a 2.45 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. He has given up 160 hits in his first 205 2/3 innings this year for the Dodgers while whiffing 222 batters and only walking 50…..which is downright awesome! Kershaw has now pitched in 114 games (112 starts) in his first four years in the majors and he is 43-28 with a 2.95 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The best is yet to come for Clayton Kershaw.