By Chris Brown & Cardinals Press Release – STL Baseball Today
UPDATES:
– To make room for Broxton (who will wear #30) on the team’s 25- and 40-man rosters, the Cardinals optioned reliever Miguel Socolovich to AAA Memphis and designated reliever Marcus Hatley for assignment prior to Friday’s game (read more here).
– Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports the Cardinals will receive $3 million from Milwaukee in the trade, $2 million of which is contingent upon the redbirds declining Broxton’s 2016 option. The Brewers are effectively picking up $1 million of Broxton’s remaining 2015 salary.
Press Release:
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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