Gabe Lacques

USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Dodgers are slated to attack the National League with a rare quintet — an all-left-handed starting rotation.

That notion became a distinct possibility Wednesday when the club announced it signed Scott Kazmir to a three-year, $48 million contract.

Kazmir's signing at long last augments a pitching staff stung by the defection of Cy Young runner-up Zack Greinke to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The club backed out of a three-year deal with Hisashi Iwakuma over physical concerns and pulled out of a trade for former Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman after details of an alleged domestic violence incident came to light.

Now, it turns to Kazmir, 31, who has a 98-90 career record and continues a career renaissance just three years after he was relegated to pitching for the independent Sugar Land (Texas) Skeeters.

He'll join a rotation featuring — at least for now — perennial Cy Young contender Clayton Kershaw and fellow southpaws Brett Anderson, Hyun-jin Ryu and Alex Wood.

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Kazmir posted a 3.10 ERA over 183 innings for the Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros last season, and was the losing pitcher in Game 2 of the AL Division Series for the Astros. That completed a two-year, $20 million contract he signed with Oakland before the 2014 season, when he pitched 190 innings, won 15 games and posted a 1.16 walks per innings pitched (WHIP).

He suffered second-half fades in each of those seasons, however, posting a 2.38 ERA before the 2014 All-Star break, and 5.42 after. In 2015, those marks were 2.49 and 3.86.

The Dodgers could also remain aggressive on the trade market to augment their rotation, although a deal for a top-shelf ace like Jose Fernandez still seems remote.

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