"Angels General Manager Tony Reagins will be in Salt Lake City this week.

And he might be bringing struggling left-hander Scott Kazmir a pink slip.

What progress Kazmir has made in his four rehabilitation starts for triple-A Salt Lake can best be summed up by his earned-run average in those starts: 15.15.

So, in other words, not much.

On Friday, one day after Kazmir's latest rough outing, Angels Manager Mike Scioscia deflected questions about how many chances Kazmir would get, saying before the Angels' game against Kansas City that Reagins handles "personnel issues."

Players are permitted to be on rehabilitation stints for up to 30 days - a span they almost never reach - so the Angels have until June 22 to make a decision.

It appears, though, that that decision could be made any day now and that it will be to release Kazmir, 27, and swallow his $14.5-million contract.

When pressed, Scoscia said the amount of rehabilitation time granted Kazmir would depend on whether he is improving.

Are there any signs of that?"