Clayton Kershaw to sign extension with Dodgers for 8 years, $200 million, according to reports

Clayton Kershaw will be extended for 8 years and $200 million by the Dodgers in the coming days, according to Mike Petriello.
None of that seems all that interesting any longer, because I can reliably report that Clayton Kershaw is going to sign an eight-year, $200m extension with the Dodgers, possibly as soon as tonight. If so, that would blow away all of us ? myself included ? who thought that $200m was an unattainable goal, though clearly deals since then have impacted that.
No word yet on the structure of the deal, but if it begins in 2013, as I expect it would, then it would cover Kershaw?s age 25-32 seasons. It?s a ludicrous amount of money, but that is exactly the timeframe I want a pitcher, and Kershaw?s obviously the kind of pitcher (and person) you?d want to lock up for that.
It?s not official yet, but I expect it to be in the next 24-48 hours, if not sooner. Much more to come, no doubt.
Most of us speculated that the sky is the limit on his extension, but $200 million war...

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