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Sunday's news that Clayton Kershaw left his start after two innings with lower back tightness and was instantly placed on the disabled list quickly added L.A. to the list of teams looking for a starting pitcher.
Eight days before the trade deadline -- and a year after missing 10 weeks with a herniated disc -- Kershaw goes from ace to question mark. And the Dodgers now join the Astros and Yankees into the pool of teams looking for rotation help.
As with their rivals from Houston and New York, these strong-hitting teams likely feel that another strong arm or two will not just be a ticket to the playoffs, but a deep run in October. And in the Dodgers' case, they also lost the oft-injured Brandon McCarthy in the last few days, so they could be looking for two arms.
Despite winning 31 of their last 35 games, Kershaw is huge loss -- even if he's only gone for 10 days. Back injuries aren't like knees or elbows, there is no quick fix and there's always the lingering fear of a re-currence, especially since Kershaw (15-2, with an ERA barely over 2) has now had problems in -- pardon the pun -- back-to-back years.
The best "back of card" for a soon-to-be free agent belongs to Yu Darvish. With his contract expiring after the season, while playing for a sub-.500 club on the fringe of contending, Darvish is exactly the kind of player around who rumors would circle.

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