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There is still a chance that Clayton Kershaw and the Texas Rangers will join forces. If anything, the likelihood has increased because Max Scherzer will miss the first few months of the 2024 season due to injury. The veteran Los Angeles Dodgers starter won’t be ready for the 2019 season to begin either, but that could be to the World Series winners’ advantage. Rehabbing from surgery on his left shoulder, Kershaw, 35, is probably not going to be available until after the All-Star break.

Kershaw is still a viable option for Texas, which also anticipates Jacob deGrom’s return following the break, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Applying a similar rationale, the Rangers agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract with free-agent righty Tyler Mahle on Thursday. Mahle had Tommy John surgery in May, meaning he won’t be back until at least the middle of the season. Following surgery to restore the glenohumeral ligaments and capsule in his left shoulder, Kershaw is recovering on a similar schedule. However, a person with knowledge of the Rangers’ plans briefed me that he was still “very much” involved.

Kershaw, a native of Dallas, goes to Highland Park High School, the same institution as Rangers general manager Chris Young. It’s a long-held idea that the three-time Cy Young Award winner would play for his hometown Rangers if he ever joined a team other than the Dodgers.
It’s been claimed by Young that a club can never have too much pitching, and Texas is no exception. Scherzer’s surgery to repair a herniated disc struck a setback to the reigning champions, since it is expected that he will not return until June or July. Currently, Andrew Heaney, Dane Dunning, Jon Gray, and Nathan Eovaldi make up the Texas rotation that will start 2024. Cody Bradford is an additional choice. Jordan Montgomery, a free agent, might potentially reunite with him.