Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Scott Kazmir

On this date 34 years ago, Rod Barajas was born. Barajas has played 11 seasons with four different franchises, hitting .241/.286/.411. This year, he is in the final year of a two-year deal that pays him $2.5MM this season. With less than a month remaining in the season, many others will see their contracts expire and look forward to free agency. Let's take a look at what is being written in the blogosphere... The Hardball Times says Scott Kazmir may be injury-prone moving forward, but he still has the arm to be an Ace. Rays Revolutionary has no problem with trades that help the Rays budget, but are upset at the timing of the Kazmir deal. The Rays Party looks at what the Kazmir deal means for the Rays now and down the road. Jorge Says No! is not a fan of the timing of the Kazmir trade, but says the Rays got a good package, and in the end, it is Pat Burrell's fault. The Bottom Linewonders why the Red Sox did not claim Kazmir and block h...