FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2013, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Los Angeles. Kershaw has trouble contemplating the enormity of a $215 million, seven-year contract with the Dodgers that makes him baseball's richest pitcher. The team finalized the contract on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, while Kershaw stayed home in Dallas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)