Angels Close To Acquiring Scott Kazmir

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are close, according to Buster Olney, to getting Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa had tried to trade Kazmir before the trade deadline to free up some cash. Now it looks like they may have done so. It seems like odd timing, though with the Rays only 4 back in the Wild Card.

But maybe this is the move they feel they need to make to free up cash for another waiver deal or to be able to keep Carl Crawford in the offseason. Or maybe this was just a waiver claim gone awry where the Rays just said "take him" for the salary relief. Teams have until August 31st to get someone on the roster so that they can be eligible for the playoffs.