The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have acquired right-handed reliever Jonathan Broxton and cash considerations from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor league outfielder Malik Collymore.
Broxton, 31, a two time (2009-10) All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers, is 36-32 career with a 3.25 ERA and 118 saves (18th among active players). He’s 1-2 with a 5.89 ERA in 40 games (36.2 IP) with the Brewers this season, including 11 Holds. The 6-4, 305-pound Broxton is unscored upon in his last seven appearances. He’s struck out 37 and walked just 10 this season, averaging 9.1 strikeouts/9 IP.
Broxton, who had a career-high 36 saves for the Dodgers in 2009, has appeared in 582 games with the Dodgers (2005-11), Kansas City (2012), Cincinnati (2012-14) and Milwaukee (2014-15).
Collymore was a 10th round draft selection by the Cardinals in 2013 who has been playing for rookie-level Johnson City this season.
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The Cards dropped GM Jocketty for MO because Jocketty traded for veterans whereas MO sold the Cards on developing players through the farm system. Now what to we see – MO trading away young draft choices for veterans. Should have just kept Jocketty.
Jocketty traded away the entire farm, there were A players in AAA. The organization actually has depth now that they can trade from. Trading away a rookie level OF for veteran, former closer, arm is a low risk move. The guy they traded away is hitting .216 in Rookie level ball.
Now, who are we going to send down to make room for Broxton? I don’t mind thi deal, but, really folks, pitching isn’t our problem. Pitching is the only thing that has kept us where we are in the standings this year. Maybe we should address our offensive deficiencies. And no, I don’t think getting Moss was a solution for our inability to score. Hope he proves me wrong.
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