The following press release comes from the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, and concerns their transaction with the Milwaukee Brewers just hours before Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline. The Cardinals look to bolster their lineup, as they currently have the best record in baseball and sit 5.5 games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the race for the National League Central Division.
Cards Acquire Veteran Reliever Jonathan Broxton
Team Sends Minor League Outfielder Malik Collymore to Milwaukee
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 31, 2015 – 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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Main Photo Caption: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JULY 29: Jonathan Broxton #51 of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the game at AT&T Park on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jonathan Broxton
