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Pirates Could Make a Run at Scott Kazmir

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Matt Gajtka is reporting that the Pirates have intensified their talks with free agent pitcher Scott Kazmir, according to an industry source. We have heard that the Pirates have interest in Kazmir, but it sounds like they have stepped up their pursuit of the 31-year-old(32 in January) lefty.

Kazmir split this last season between the Oakland A’s and the Houston Astros. He posted a 3.10 ERA in 183 innings,  with a 1.21 WHIP and 155 strikeouts. In 2014, he had a 3.55 ERA in 190.1 innings, with 164 strikeouts and a 1.16 WHIP.  His FIP was 3.98 in 2015, so that’s a big difference from his season ERA, but it was 3.35 in 2014. He pitched much better in the first half this season(2.49 ERA before the All-Star break), though the move to a more hitter-friendly ballpark in late-July may have played a big role in that.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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