Little has been revealed about the possibility of an extension for Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw this offseason. The club's star southpaw is coming up on a pivotal opt-out clause at the end of the 2018 season, and while GM Farzan Zaidi confirmed there was an "open dialogue" about a long-term deal last month, nothing's been set in stone just yet. Zaidi referred to the left-hander as a "franchise player" and Dodgers owner Mark Walter echoed the sentiment on Saturday, telling FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman, "[Kershaw] should be a Dodger for life." Whether either of those vague comments mean the two sides are close to an agreement is less clear, though Walter added that Kershaw generally prefers to "wait until the end" when it comes to negotiations.