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Giants, Scott Kazmir Agree To Minor League Deal

By Steve Adams | February 27, 2021 at 10:58am CDT

FEB 27: Kazmir’s deal is official and he will report to spring training, per Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group (via Twitter).

FEB 23: Comeback season is upon us, it seems. The Giants have agreed to a minor league contract with left-hander Scott Kazmir, reports ESPN’s Buster Olney. He’ll be invited to Major League Spring Training. Kazmir will earn a $600K base salary if he makes the Giants, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets. His deal doesn’t include any opt-out dates.

It’s been nearly five years since Kazmir, now 37, pitched in the Majors with the Dodgers. Current San Francisco president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was serving as general manager under president Andrew Friedman in Los Angeles at that point, and he was also an assistant GM in the Athletics’ front office in 2013 when Oakland inked Kazmir to a two-year deal.

There’s some obvious history between Zaidi and Kazmir, who at one point was one of the game’s brightest young starters. Kazmir broke out with the Rays in 2005, drawing Rookie of the Year votes that season and going on to make a pair of All-Star teams with Tampa Bay, where he posted a 3.51 ERA and a 25.1 percent strikeout rate from 2005-2008 (back when the league-average strikeout percentage was just 17 percent).

Injuries looked to have derailed Kazmir’s career after a disastrous stint with the Angels. He recorded just five outs in the Majors from 2011-12 and looked to be in danger of washing out entirely before even celebrating his 30th birthday. But Kazmir parlayed a minor league deal with the Indians — not unlike the one he’s now signing with the Giants — into a strong rebound campaign in 2013. He rewarded the A’s with an All-Star season in ’14 and a strong first half in ’15 before being traded to the Astros. Injuries again waylaid Kazmir in the second and third seasons of his three-year pact with the Dodgers, and he hasn’t been on a big league mound since Sept. 2016.

Overall, Kazmir owns a lifetime 4.01 ERA that, remarkably, is an exact match with both his FIP and his SIERA. He’s fanned 22.2 percent of his opponents at the MLB level against a 9.4 percent walk rate. Those numbers come across as that of a third or fourth starter, but Kazmir has shown on multiple occasions that when he’s at his best, he’s a good deal better than that.

Whether he has anything left in the tank remains to be seen, but Olney notes that Kazmir hit 92-93 mph in recent bullpen sessions. He’s never been a particularly hard thrower, so that velocity aligns nicely with Kazmir’s peak years. Even during his All-Star campaigns in 2006, 2008 and 2014, Kazmir averaged just north of 91 mph on his heater.

There’s no harm in the Giants taking a look this spring to see if Kazmir has another rebound in him — even if this comeback seems all the more improbable given his age and his considerably longer layoff from pitching in the Majors. He’ll add another intriguing, high-upside arm to a Giants staff that has rolled the dice on Aaron Sanchez, Alex Wood and Anthony DeSclafani on Major League deals.

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  1. Not Xabial

    1 week ago

    Scott Kazmir for whatever reason has always been someone I root for. I wish him the best of luck, hopefully we see him in the bigs sometime soon!

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    • jkoch717

      1 week ago

      Same. Seems like a good guy, and I shipped him golf gear when I worked at our local golf store. So, that’s my claim to fame. And it was after his first rebound with the Indians/A’s.

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      • lilpartialbaldo

        1 week ago

        Scott also went to the same high school as Jaime Bubela. I don’t think they overlapped.

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    • Mario93

      1 week ago

      Same, I always liked the lefty! Since the devil rays! He’s the last one from the Carl Crawford, bj upton, old school Tampa bay devil rays era. They weren’t any good, but they had some individual great players. Delmon young as well.. Jays fan, so I remember our rivals very well.

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      • JoeBrady

        1 week ago

        Delmon’s brother, Dimitri, had one of the all-time great card collections. He sold his Richie Allen for $1,539.60, and Ted Simmons for $1,864.80. Man, would I like to have those two in my collection at those prices.

        If you have an interest in cards, just check out the Dimitri auction. Nothing real old, but the quality was pristine.

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        • drtymike0509

          1 week ago

          He did have a great collection but I read he sent cards in over and over, as well as pressured the graders, until he got the pristine grades. Not to say the cards are garbage, im just adding to the story….

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        • wrek305

          1 week ago

          I think Delmon Young will always be known for drop kicking the catcher before charging the mound.

          I hope Scott Kazmir succeeds.

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    • whormongr

      1 week ago

      yeah him and tommy milone are guys that I root for for no particular reason – I hope he makes the team at some point and does well

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  2. baseballpun

    1 week ago

    Oh, let the sun beat down upon Scott’s face
    And Giants fill his dream

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    • birdsfan415

      1 week ago

      one can hope

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    • Hippyripper

      1 week ago

      Dreaming about giants? I had a dream about giants they were throwing me miles and miles.

      I hope Scott Kazmir comeback goes better than Mark Mulders did. Amazing he can still touch 92. Hope he can channel his inner Andy Benes

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      • TonyGwynnSD19

        1 week ago

        Kasmir? LOL . Why don’t they just go ahead and bring ‘Timmy’ back.

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    • stevewpants

      1 week ago

      Like Shangri-la beneath the summer moon he will return again. As the dust that floats finds you, we’re rooting for Kazmir.

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      • retire21

        1 week ago

        Does anyone remember laughter?

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        • Paul Duberstein

          7 days ago

          Yeah. Nice plant on this web page

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    • spud 2

      1 week ago

      kashmir!

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      • Dumpster Divin Theo

        1 week ago

        Yeah, some of his innings are like that infernal midsection of said tune. They go on and on and on and on

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  3. DarkSide830

    1 week ago

    this is actually so exciting

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    • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

      1 week ago

      You can’t be serious???? Is this a PR move?

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      • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

        7 days ago

        No matter how many times I look at this, it seems to be a PR stunt. The good old buddy system.. It’s a minor league signing, nice to have friends in high places.

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        • DarkSide830

          6 days ago

          well, your the expert, so I guess you have to be right.

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        • AngelsAdvocate

          2 days ago

          Be happy for them.

          Sheesh.

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  4. Action

    1 week ago

    And he’s still getting paid by the dodgers this year lol

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    • mattbiks

      1 week ago

      Yes last year of deferred money from the deal back in 2016. $8m

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    • 2020WorldChampions

      1 week ago

      The San Francisco Giants and Zaidi picking up more ‘Scraps’ from the Dodger dinner table.

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      • tad2b13

        1 week ago

        2020WorldChampions:

        Seriously? You’re going to claim Kazmir as a Dodger? He pitched for one season in his 12 year career in LA, and that was 5 years ago. A bit of a stretch on your part. He was more a Ray, Angel, and Athletic than he ever was a Dodger. Besides, chances are he’ll never make the Giants roster anyway.

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        • AngelsAdvocate

          1 week ago

          You’re an idiot.

          Please don’t have children.

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  5. sherlock_

    1 week ago

    Haven’t heard his name in a while

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    • TonyGwynnSD19

      1 week ago

      Zaidi and the Giants scraping the bottom of the barrel . Going for the big push here in the ‘Battle for 4th place’ in the NL WEST…..HAHAHAHAA

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      • Balk

        1 week ago

        You’re a joke man, obviously you have no clue about baseball, just some sick obsession about the Giants and their dealings. Bet it was painful to watch them grab three rings huh?

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        • dubtastic

          6 days ago

          Come on Balk, you know that this guy is the same troll that post in many different names for the past months..nothing better to type other than Lol Giants

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        • Enrico Pallazzo

          6 days ago

          I love how you guys think there’s only one guy out there who likes to try to troll the giants. As if there can’t be tons of people who dislike your team. So arrogant and naive. Just like thinking that adding another near 40 year old pitcher is a good idea for a rebuilding team. Have fun in your little giants echo chamber where every move zaiadi makes is some genius maneuver and where the only thing that matters is that you used to be good at the beginning of the last decade.

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        • dubtastic

          6 days ago

          1.) It’s obvious that every team will have more than one hater. 2.) It’s also obvious that TonyGSD19 comes intge same form as right specialist when he post Giants Lol all the time. 3.) How long have you’ve been lingering in the Giants comment section tonot see that?

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  6. Luc 2

    1 week ago

    Why is this in top stories lol. Good luck to Kazmir, maybe he will have a late resurgence

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  7. HalosHeavenJJ

    1 week ago

    Kazmir is part of a long list of pitchers who had disastrous stints as an Angel: Harvey, Cahill, Blanton, Lincecum, Stratton…..

    Those guys make CJ Wilson look like a great addition.

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    • baseballpun

      1 week ago

      …..Ohtani….

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      • HalosHeavenJJ

        1 week ago

        Ohtani looks like Cy Young compared to this group and has been a plus bat 2 out of 3 years. He doesn’t belong on this list.

        Cody Allen, Julio Teheran…..we’ve had some utter disasters here. And plenty of them.

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    • Frank Diehl

      1 week ago

      Soon you can add Alex Cobb to that list.

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      • HalosHeavenJJ

        1 week ago

        Probably.

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    • ryanwkrol

      1 week ago

      Every team has that list.

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    • Hippyripper

      1 week ago

      Pujols

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      • Frank Diehl

        1 week ago

        That Pujols signing is one of the worst of all time. Imagine how many other pieces they could’ve augmented Trout with had they passed on him.

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        • Chief Two Hands

          1 week ago

          Even with Pujols, the Angels have spent plenty of money and had a lot of opportunities to surround Trout with help to build a contender. The organization just makes terrible decisions. I don’t see that being any different had they not signed Pujols. One bad signing hasn’t been the problem…that issue begins and ends with one bad owner.

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        • HalosHeavenJJ

          1 week ago

          It is a bit of both. The Angels payroll is large and with any amount of drafting and development could have surrounded Trout with plenty of talent.

          But when Arte is willing to shell out huge bucks for Pujols and guys like Hamilton, Upton, etc. but then skimps on scouting and development and avoids taking the luxury tax hit it really hamstrings the GM.

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    • Oxford Karma

      1 week ago

      To be fair, the year they acquired him for the end of the year, he was good. The next year was a train wreck

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      • HalosHeavenJJ

        1 week ago

        True

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    • whormongr

      1 week ago

      well cahill and lincecum were pretty good giants

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    • DonOsbourne

      1 week ago

      Kent Bottenfield…..

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  8. nailz#4life

    1 week ago

    Man if this was the early 2010’s, their pitching staff would be one of the best in the NL…..

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    • gravel

      1 week ago

      They did have one of the better staffs in the NL in the early 2010s.

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  9. Srechter35

    1 week ago

    Can’t believe he’s only 37, honestly. When he broke into the league, Vlad Guerrero and Barry Bonds won the mvp’s.

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  10. Rangers29

    1 week ago

    Great for him!

    I’m going to be so excited to see this Giants’ rotation in action this season, and especially with the additions of Kazmir and Sanchez. LGG?

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    • Frank Diehl

      1 week ago

      I bet he Kazmir posts a better WAR than the Shark.

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    • Frank Diehl

      1 week ago

      If only they will sign Bartolo Colon too.

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    • MartyMcFeminine

      1 week ago

      Same comment on every single article. Yay! Over and over and over and over.

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      • DarkSide830

        6 days ago

        okay and?

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  11. Cohn Joppolella

    1 week ago

    Comeback Player of the Year. I’m calling it.

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    • mikep2k

      1 week ago

      If it’s a MLB award it’s going to Trey Mancini. Dude was diagnosed with cancer a year ago. If he’s anything above 0.0 WAR he’ll be taking that one home.

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      • Rangers29

        1 week ago

        It’s per league. Last year was Daniel Bard and Salvador Perez.

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        • mikep2k

          1 week ago

          Thanks.

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      • DarkSide830

        1 week ago

        should’ve told that to the NHL last year when Lindblom came back within the same year and still didnt get their equivalent.

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  12. Y2KAK

    1 week ago

    LOVED HIM!!!

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  13. Frank Diehl

    1 week ago

    When will Victor Zambrano make his comeback? This trade just keeps haunting the Mets.

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  14. geg42

    1 week ago

    Since no one in MLB threw a full season, guys like Kazmir are on a more even footing than they would be in a normal year. Zaidi said he was looking at NRIs to evaluate at spring training. Makes sense.

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  15. giant4life

    1 week ago

    Sure, why not? Cole Hamels is still out there too…

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  16. mike156

    1 week ago

    Wow, what century is this? Good luck to him/

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  17. mlb1225

    1 week ago

    Definitley an interesting signing. Maybe he has something left in the tank. Giants have been really good as of recently at picking up pieces off the scrapheap just to get some pretty solid players out of them.

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  18. PapiElf

    1 week ago

    I didn’t know he still existed. It’s wild that he was involved in that Adrian Gonzalez trade with the Braves and Dodgers.

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  19. Besbol

    1 week ago

    In other news, Tiger Woods career ended today after wrecking a car blazed out on pain killers.

    Multiple leg surgeries, he’s done.

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    • ZacharyPaul

      1 week ago

      You are definitely one of the biggest turds on these boards. What makes a troll, troll? I’m curious. Do you hate your life? Do you just like being a useless idiot? In all seriousness, why do you suck this bad?

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      • Steve Nebraska

        1 week ago

        You guys both suck

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        • ZacharyPaul

          1 week ago

          Eat me Steve. Another useless tool heard from…..

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      • Dumpster Divin Theo

        1 week ago

        Suck so bad. Wasn’t that a Chuck Mangione ditty?

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  20. bobtillman

    1 week ago

    I just heard Dennis Eckersley’s new schedule is to telecast Red Sox games for 6 innings, and then come in to pitch in the ninth.

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    • whyhayzee

      1 week ago

      Ruh roh.

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      • Dumpster Divin Theo

        1 week ago

        Spaghetti. Oh.

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    • Rsox

      6 days ago

      Don’t mess with the Eck. Who knows he still may be able to get few guys out

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  21. towinagain

    1 week ago

    Giants always find/unlock value so I wouldn’t count him out. Always was a favorite of mine.

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  22. schwender

    1 week ago

    Kazmir pitched in the 2020 Constellation Energy League that the Sugarland Skeeters put on when the Atlantic League forewent their season.

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    • DarkSide830

      1 week ago

      there were a few interesting names that played for them last year. Still waiting for Jaime Westbrook to get his ML shot.

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    • Maverick12

      1 week ago

      He only threw 15 innings and had a 4.2 ERA. I’m rooting for him, but the odds are against him it seems

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  23. herecomdatboi

    1 week ago

    2021 Cy Young Award Winner. MARK IT DOWN

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  24. jonnymac2for1

    1 week ago

    Atlanta Braves legend

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  25. Datashark

    1 week ago

    interesting Gabe Kapler was in the same dodger system in 2016 as Kazmir was last heard from

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  26. Datashark

    1 week ago

    Maybe Giants will look into Sidd Finch capturing the magic he had with mets

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    • ClevelandSpidersFromMars

      1 week ago

      Sid also is getting a little long in the tooth, but word is he’s developed an unbelievable knuckleball. It’s virtually unhittable because he throws it upside down. With a submarine motion it behaves just the opposite way in which a normal knuckler does. Hitters are baffled & flummoxed because they’ve never seen anything like it, & video tape doesn’t help much, unless they reverse the tape to watch a mirror image. Whether this 2nd career will be any longer than his 1st is an open question.

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      • whyhayzee

        1 week ago

        The truly amazing thing about the pitch is that it passes the plate and then turns around and comes to him thus allowing an extra fielder in fair territory.

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    • petey

      1 week ago

      I dunno why, but everytime I hear mention of Sidd Finch, I think of Mark Fidrych

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      • MartyMcFeminine

        1 week ago

        Just type out the two words “don’t know” and stop baby talking. Nobody thinks it’s cute.

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  27. YankeesBleacherCreature

    1 week ago

    Rooting for him to do well after such a long layoff. He could also crack $100M in career earnings.

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  28. Sideline Redwine

    1 week ago

    Good for him. Always been a fan of Kaz.

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  29. Rsox

    1 week ago

    Man, what rock did Farhan turn over that he found Scott Kazmir?

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  30. RaysFanTL

    1 week ago

    blast from the freaking past. Hope he kills it! That was first real “fleece” trade the Rays ever made. Victor zambrano to the mets for him

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  31. BlueSkies_LA

    1 week ago

    Are the Dodgers still paying him?

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  32. pwndroia

    1 week ago

    That’s a blast from the past.

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  33. Redwolves3

    1 week ago

    Another Zaidi dumpster dive. At least Kazmir is a left handed pitcher; 37 years old.

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    • dubtastic

      6 days ago

      I hoping they’ll get more..waiting for that minor league deal for Cole Hamels

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  34. newhavenravens

    1 week ago

    I don’t mean to be a snob, but the assertion “he was never a particularly hard thrower,” is, at best, misleading. When he was young and with the Devil Rays, Kazmir was known for being one of the hardest throwing pitchers in the bigs. Times have changed, but he sat 93 back in 2007 per Fangraphs, which was very hard back then. I’m a Yankees fan, and literally every time he pitched against the Yanks the announcers would talk about how he was one of the hardest throwing starters in baseball.

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    • MartyMcFeminine

      1 week ago

      93 was not “very hard” in 2007. Or 1997.

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      • vtadave

        1 week ago

        but it was in 1887,.

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      • whormongr

        1 week ago

        avg fastball in 2007 – 90.2
        avg fastball in 1997 – 90.47

        so yeah it actually it was “very hard” in both those years

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  35. Dave4585

    1 week ago

    As a met fan I feel old remembering when we traded him away for friggin Victor Zambrano.

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  36. cpdpoet

    1 week ago

    As a fellow lefty, I root for this guy. (never really rooted for LOOGYS…just lefties…) Plus his career has had wicked ups and downs…Topped out at mid 80’s myself, which means I played OF….Would love to see him re-re-make it…

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    • Dumpster Divin Theo

      1 week ago

      As a fellow American, I pledge allegiance to the flag

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  37. angt222

    1 week ago

    Can’t believe it’s been 5 years since he last pitched in the majors.. good for him. Hope he makes the big league club.

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  38. Pete'sView

    1 week ago

    I’ve been supportive of most of FZ’s moves, but this one . . .a bridge too far.

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    • vtadave

      1 week ago

      yep, pretty risky deal right?

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      • ezraqberman

        1 week ago

        Ah yes, very risky to have pitching depth at AAA with major league experience. This could totally hamstring them just like Tyson Ross did last year.

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    • giantsphan12

      1 week ago

      @pete, are you afraid to drink free water when you’re thirsty too?

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  39. stryk3istrukuout

    1 week ago

    really reaching here

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  40. Joe Momma

    1 week ago

    I felt like I was having deja vu and that this already happened. I looked at his baseball reference page and realized a comeback after being out of baseball for multiple years already did happen. I just can’t believe it was that long ago and that it’s already been 5 years since he last pitched in the bigs. Can’t help but root for a comeback story like that.

    Kaz was the modern day opener before the opener even existed. The knock on him was he threw too many pitches and was out of the game by the 5th. He just picked the wrong generation to pitch in. He would be Blake Snell today and probably would have had his workload managed much differently and had a big pay day. He basically signaled the change of pitching throughout baseball to what it is today. That’s not a good thing lol

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  41. ScottCarriere

    1 week ago

    Feel like he’s gotta be 45 by now. 37, wow.

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  42. Cgoss

    1 week ago

    Great news! I wish him the best.

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    • williem

      1 week ago

      Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry throwing bullpen sessions next

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  43. debubba

    1 week ago

    Kazmir is still making money from the Dodgers (9 mil) so this would be mad money.

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    • whormongr

      1 week ago

      if I recall kazmir was a salary dump wasn’t he – didn’t he get acquired for cash with an additional comp pick?

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  44. Scottn59c

    1 week ago

    Alex Wood and now Kazmir. Starting to look like Zaidi will sign any former Dodger he knew a decade ago. Maybe Eric Gagne can dust off the glove and come be closer; that role is still open on the Giants.

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    • MarlinsFanBase

      1 week ago

      Might as well bring Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Johnathan Sanchez, Brian Wilson and Barry Zito back. Maybe even Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent and Rich Aurilia.

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      • Dumpster Divin Theo

        1 week ago

        Or not

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      • Dumpster Divin Theo

        1 week ago

        You missed Willie McCovey

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      • whormongr

        1 week ago

        yeah I mean look at all these former giants they signed like, um. nobody.

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        • 2020ball

          1 week ago

          @whor – 2 of those names were signed as former Giants friend

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  45. nentwigs

    1 week ago

    When you reach the bottom of the barrel,
    Then it’s time to find a new barrel….
    Just how many barrels does Zaidi have anyway??

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  46. MarlinsFanBase

    1 week ago

    What in the name of Victor Zambrano is this!?

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  47. jessaumodesto

    1 week ago

    The rich get richer

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  48. Fg-3

    1 week ago

    That’s what 4 years of rest and hgh will do for ya… 93mph at 37 good for him if he gets the spot!!

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  49. Dumpster Divin Theo

    1 week ago

    Zaidi don’t like it. Rock the Kazmir! Rock the Kazmir!

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  50. pjcolt

    1 week ago

    Wow, I can’t believe he’s only 37! I remember him being one of the best Devil Rays

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  51. Steven96

    1 week ago

    Everythingsfgiants.blogspot.com

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  52. jessaumodesto

    6 days ago

    Someone tried to argue that the Giants are a big market club a few months back. I argued that they should be, but are more like the A’s and pick up trash. Feel free to look at the signings this year and tell otherwise.

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    • tad2b13

      4 days ago

      jessaumodesto:

      What determines whether a team is large market, is the size of the metro area that constitutes their base, the amount of revenue they generate, and how much ability they have to sign, whether they do or not, any FA, regardless of the size of the contract.

      The Giants meet all those criteria, despite the A’s getting taking a portion of those fans in their metro area. See this from the NY Times:

      nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/23/upshot/24-upsho…

      The Giant’s area is much larger than the Dodgers, let alone the A’s. In fact, you’ll notice that the A’s don’t have a majority of fans anywhere north of the Dodgers area, north to Oregon, and the start of the Mariners area, and east as far as Reno.

      The idea, that minor signings indicate any aspect of market size is laughably ridiculous. Not spending big, especially when it makes zero sense, does not mean there’s a lack of the ability to do so. Having that ability says “large market”, not minor league depth signings.

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  53. Steven96

    6 days ago

    Sfgiantscoverage.blogspot.com

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  54. ithinkijustdodgerbluemyself

    6 days ago

    He hasn’t pitched in the majors for 4 years.

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