JONATHAN BROXTON RUMORS
Broxton makes 'em sweat but gets job done
It was anything but a textbook inning for Jonathan Broxton, but he got the job done again Wednesday. Broxton worked around two walks and a single that loaded the bases in the ninth inning before getting Jose Lopez to ground into a game-ending double play to seal the Kansas City Royals' 6-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. Broxton logged his 11th save in 13 opportunities and...
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23 hours ago
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23 hours ago
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Broxton proving he is still a dominant closer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - At least one of the major worries the Royals were facing to start the 2012 season seems to have been resolved the replacement for Joakim Soria.
Granted, it's early, but the Royals, who at one point were expected to split the closer duties between Jonathan Broxton and Greg Holland, settled on Broxton quickly. And so far, they haven't regretted it.
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24 days ago
Broxton wild as A's rally for 5-4 win in 12
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jonathan Broxton hit Jonny Gomes on the first pitch he threw with the bases loaded in the 12th inning, forcing Jemile Weeks home for the winning run in the Oakland Athletics' 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
Moments earlier, Broxton (0-1) plunked new A's cleanup hitter Yoenis Cespedes on the first pitch to load the bases and the...
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April 11, 2012
Jonathan Broxton: Back to Elite Form?
I mentioned Sunday that the most important and impressive part of the win against the Angels was the apparent return of Jonathan Broxton's velocity on his fastball.
I am not the only person who noticed and are willing to admit a bit of excitement about this fact.
J.P Breen on Fan Graphs:
The early results indicate that Broxton has turned a corner and should produce...
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April 10, 2012
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April 10, 2012
Has Jonathan Broxton Returned To Form?
Many writers scoffed when Ned Yost and the Kansas City Royals handed the closer’s role to right-hander Jonathan Broxton this spring. After all, Broxton is returning from an elbow injury that rendered him ineffective (5.63 FIP) and held him to only 14 appearances last season, while fellow right-hander Greg Holland burst onto the scene in 2011 with an 11.10 K/9 strikeout rateÂ...
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April 09, 2012
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April 09, 2012
Jonathan Broxton’s pants are so big two Royals can fit in them (Picture)
New Royals reliever Jonathan Broxton is so large two of his teammates can fit inside his pants. Fellow relievers Everett Teaford and Tim Collins took the above picture with each man inside one of the legs of Jonathan Broxton’s baseball pants. My friends who are Dodgers fans are going to love this one because Broxton was the butt of endless buffet and pregnancy jokes while he...
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March 16, 2012
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March 16, 2012
Broxton says Royals hunted him down
Hey, now we know how the Royals jumped ahead of a dozen other teams to land All-Star reliever Jonathan Broxton.
They did it at gunpoint.
OK, that's a slight exaggeration, but there definitely were firearms involved in the Royals' relentless recruiting of the former Dodger closer.
Manager Ned Yost invited Broxton, a fellow Georgia resident, to join him on a hunting trip...
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November 30, 2011
Jonathan Broxton agrees to deal with Royals
Former Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton has agreed to a one-year deal with the Kansas City Royals, contingent on Broxton passing a physical.
And that could be a stumbling block, considering Broxton did not pitch in the majors after May 3 because of a bone spur in his right elbow and had surgery to remove the spur at the end of the season.
In seven seasons with the Dodgers, Broxton...
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November 29, 2011
Royals agree to deal with pitcher Broxton
The Kansas City Royals could have a new closer. Or not.
The team has agreed with free-agent right-hander Jonathan Broxton on a one-year contract, according to major-league sources. The deal is contingent on Broxton passing a physical.
Broxton, 27, did not pitch in the majors after May 3 last season due to a bone spur in his right elbow. He underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove...
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November 29, 2011
Agent says Broxton not returning to Dodgers
Jonathan Broxton has ruled out the possibility of re-signing with the Dodgers, according to his agent, BB Abbott.
He will not be back in L.A., Abbott wrote in a text message Monday morning.
Abbott said his client is close to moving on.
He had multiple suitors and we should have something tentative in the next few days, Abbott said.
Abbott acknowledged he had conversations with...
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November 28, 2011
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