Scott Kazmir RUMORS & NEWS

New York Daily News "The loudspeakers at Citizens Bank Park blast Philly soul as the Indians’ Scott Kazmir, the erstwhile Met prodigy who blossomed elsewhere, slowly walks off the mound in the sixth inning of his start last Tuesday. “When Will I See You Again,” a 1974 hit by The Three Degrees escorts Kazmir to the..." May 20

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Trevor Bauer will replace injured Scott Kazmir in the Indians' rotation and start Saturday against the Rays at Tropicana Field. The Indians placed Kazmir on the disabled list Thursday with a strained right rib cage. He'll miss two to three starts. The interesting thing about the rotation now is..." April 04

Akron Beacon Journal "As far as Scott Kaz­mir and Indians officials can discern, Kazmir does not have an injury, but he will miss his first start of the season Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Does that make any sense? Could be. Because it is so early in the season, with little or no pressure to rush Kazmir..." April 04

Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Indians' eight-man bullpen didn't last long. A couple of hours before opening the season against Toronto on Tuesday night, the Indians activated left-hander Scott Kazmir and optioned lefty Nick Hagadone to Class AAA Columbus. Kazmir will start Saturday against Tampa Bay at Tropicana..." April 02

Akron Beacon Journal "They are three of the new guys on the Indians’ roster. Bryan Shaw is only 25 with two big-league seasons on his resume; Scott Kazmir is more renewed than new, and to him that’s as good as it can get. Then there’s Jason Giambi, 42, who has a role that includes counseling new guys. Kazmir..." March 27

Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Indians announced this afternoon that left-hander Scott Kazmir has been named the fifth starter, for now. Kazmir will be added to the roster on April 6 in Toronto. Righthander Carlos Carrasco will start with the big league club and serve a six-game suspension. In other moves, Jason..." March 25

Akron Beacon Journal "Spring training will be over in little more than two weeks, and the identity of the Indians’ fifth starter remains a mystery. Blame manager Terry Francona for that. Or blame the competitors for the job: in alphabetical order Trevor Bauer, Carlos Carrasco, Scott Kazmir and Daisuke..." March 15

New York Post "Mets fans get ready for Scott Kazmir II. Kazmir is re-inventing himself as a pitcher and is making good on the promise he told The Post’s Mark Hale before spring training that he would make it back to the big leagues in a big way. Kazmir has opened eyes in the Indians’ camp after coming here..." March 07

MLB.com "Left-hander Scott Kazmir is competing for a spot in the Indians' rotation, but he is also playing it smart in terms of getting a feel for his pitches. On Monday, Cleveland unveiled plans to hold a Minor League "B" game on Wednesday in order for Kazmir to focus on his breaking ball. The pitcher..." March 05

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Scott Kazmir was the Pizza Man in Tampa. Hitters went home hungry. Fans ate him up. "After 10 Ks, they'd give away a personal pizza," the Indians' left-hander said Friday of his salad days with the Rays. "So after nine strikeouts, that's all you'd hear." He heard it often when he led the..." March 02