The Dodgers signed left handed starter Scott Kazmir to a three year $48 million contract to fill the void left in the starting rotation when Zack Greinke signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. This will be Kazmir's first season in the National League as he has spent his entire 11 year career in the American League. He has compiled a 98-90 record in 272 games, 271 starts, and he has a career ERA of 3.96. He split last season between the Oakland A's and the Houston Astros where he had a combined record of 7-11 with a 3.10 ERA.
This is not a bad signing by the Dodgers and based on the free agent market this off season, could be considered a steal. The Dodgers could possibly field a rotation of five left handed starters. I do not know if that has ever been done before in major league baseball history but it could be interesting with today's platoon happy lineups. It could neutralize a lot of left handed power hitters.
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