Prior to the start of the postseason, I brought up the idea of the New York Yankees making a run at relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton. The former Los Angeles Dodgers closer battled injuries and ineffectiveness beginning in the second half of 2010. Interestingly, everything was going great for Jonathan Broxton until a June 27th outing against the New York Yankees (notice the 48 pitches – that’s never good for a RP). One and a half seasons and an elbow operation (to remove loose bodies) later, Jonathan Broxton finds himself on the open market without much leverage. I’ve liked the New York Yankees bringing him in on a buy-low deal, but I just didn’t think there was enough room for him in their bullpen. Health withstanding, Mariano Rivera has a monopoly on the ninth inning while David Robertson and Rafael Soriano basically own a majority of the 7th and 8th inning shares. There are not any “prime” innings leftover for a guy like Jonathan Broxton, b...
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