The Los Angeles Dodgers activated left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw and optioned right-handed pitcher Ryan Loutos. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers placed left-handed pitcher Blake Snell on the 60-day injured list.

Kershaw made just seven starts last season and jokes that he was tired of “taking up space.” This will be his 18th season with the Dodgers, tying Zack Wheat and Bill Russell for the

There is little left for Kershaw to accomplish. He’s laid claim to three Cy Young Awards. He’s helped finally bring a parade back to Los Angeles for the Dodgers. That leaves nothing else to prove before he waltzes into Cooperstown. In that framework, it’s fair to wonder what could possibly be left to drive Kershaw back to the mound.