Dodgers need to bring up pitching prospect Kershaw

So, on Thursday, the Dodgers announced a plan to renovate and reshape Chavez Ravine.

I've got another one.

Bring up Clayton Kershaw.

So, amid great fanfare, Frank McCourt has revealed he will make a huge monetary commitment to keep the Dodgers accessible and relevant.

Here's another way.

Bring up Clayton Kershaw.

It's time, OK?

The organization's most glittering prospect is ready to have his light shine in the only place that matters.

One of baseball's best young arms is ready to throw those swerving heaters and looping curves to the only batters who count.

You don't have to use him every five days. You don't have to use him for more than 70 pitches at a time. You can even stick him in the bullpen for a couple of months.

But you need to bring up Clayton Kershaw, and you need to do it now.

"I have to tell you," said General Manager Ned Colletti, "that thought has crossed my mind."

Of course it has.

Has anybody watching the Dodgers not thought about it?

Watching the Dodgers' five starters combine for a 4.15 earned-run average makes you wonder. Seeing Scott Proctor set up in the bullpen with an 8.65 ERA makes you think. Hearing that Chan Ho Park may return to the rotation makes you almost shudder.

The Dodgers' main problem is not pitching.

But right now, about the only thing that can pull them through an Andruw-Jones-sized hitting slump is more pitching.

You want to use the lefty in the rotation? Well, opposing left-handed hitters are batting a league-high .318 against Dodgers pitching.

You want to bring him out of the bullpen? Well, the Dodgers' rotation has struggled with high pitch counts, and is averaging just 5 1/3 innings a start, and a consistent bridge is needed to Jonathan Broxton.

"The whole thing is very tricky," said Colletti.