Report: Dodgers' Kazmir won't opt out of deal

Barring an offseason trade, left-hander Scott Kazmir will open next season with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 32-year-old southpaw decided against opting out of the final two years - and $32 million - of his current contract with L.A., despite a weak free-agent market for starting pitchers, reports the New York Post's Joel Sherman.

Kazmir struggled through thoracic spine inflammation near the end of the 2016 season, and was unable to pitch for the Dodgers in the postseason.

He did make 26 regular-season starts during the first year of his contract, posting a 10-6 record with a 4.56 ERA across 136 1/3 innings of work.

Over the course of an up-and-down, 12-year career in Major League Baseball, the former top prospect has recorded 108 victories and 1,608 strikeouts, including 239 in 2007 with Tampa Bay, which led the American League.