"Whatever the outcome of the Angels' reclamation efforts with wayward left-hander Scott Kazmir, it's fair to say they are willing to try anything and everything.

"More than fair to say," Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher said.

The latest attempt to unlock the Kazmir puzzle involved a three-day sabbatical in his hometown of Houston where Kazmir worked with Ron Wolforth, a local instructor Kazmir has worked with since his days playing youth baseball. Kazmir did some drills with Wolforth and watched video dating back to his high school career.

Kazmir rejoined the Angels in Arlington before their game against the Rangers Monday – but only long enough to pack his things and head for Arizona. He will throw three innings in an extended spring training game in Tempe on Tuesday and probably stay there to throw again later in the week before starting a minor-league injury-rehabilitation assignment in Triple-A.

Butcher said he talked with Kazmir Monday about the plan going forward and didn't really discuss what Kazmir had done in Houston. Kazmir will throw approximately 45 pitches in the camp game Tuesday – and Butcher wants them all to be fastballs.

"We want him to be confident and committed to throwing fastballs in the strike zone," Butcher said. "Everything has to work off his fastball. ... He needs to get back to commanding the fastball."

Kazmir said he worked on some drills with Wolforth and also watched a variety of video from his past, spotting some things he's "trying to go back to." But Kazmir said what he took away was less about technique than it was about attitude.

"I want to kind of stay away from mechanics and just let it go," Kazmir said, admitting that his thought process on the mound has become overloaded.

"It's one thing here, one thing there, one thing here, one thing there and before you even throw a pitch you're thinking of too many things. Hopefully, I'll just to go out there, let it go and have fun.""