I'm curious as to what other Cafe members think about Broxton in LA.
I just picked him up in my 6x6 roto league that scores holds. With Baez trading in his Dodger Blue for the Tomahawk Chop, Broxton appears to be the beneficiary of the main set-up duties for the rest of the season. The kid seems to have nasty stuff (98 MPH fastball, mid-80's splitter, low-90's slider), a somewhat deceptive delivery, and is a true power pitcher (62 K in 52.1 IP). With Gagne gimpy, I don't think anyone would argue that this guy is the future of the Dodgers' pen.
How do you see Broxton performing over the rest of the season, especially in leagues that value set-up men/MR and score holds?
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Super Manny wrote:I'm curious as to what other Cafe members think about Broxton in LA.
I just picked him up in my 6x6 roto league that scores holds. With Baez trading in his Dodger Blue for the Tomahawk Chop, Broxton appears to be the beneficiary of the main set-up duties for the rest of the season. The kid seems to have nasty stuff (98 MPH fastball, mid-80's splitter, low-90's slider), a somewhat deceptive delivery, and is a true power pitcher (62 K in 52.1 IP). With Gagne gimpy, I don't think anyone would argue that this guy is the future of the Dodgers' pen.
How do you see Broxton performing over the rest of the season, especially in leagues that value set-up men/MR and score holds?
I think it's inevitable. He will be on my radar for next season's draft. I just don't see Saito as a long term solution.
he should get the lion's share of the setup duties. his numbers this year look nice, the whip's a little on the high side, but he's posted good minor league numbers and was always a highly regarded prospect. in a holds league he looks like a good pickup for the rest of the year.
i'd also have to agree with rynman, he should be a great late round pickup next year.
Super Manny wrote:I'm curious as to what other Cafe members think about Broxton in LA.
I just picked him up in my 6x6 roto league that scores holds. With Baez trading in his Dodger Blue for the Tomahawk Chop, Broxton appears to be the beneficiary of the main set-up duties for the rest of the season. The kid seems to have nasty stuff (98 MPH fastball, mid-80's splitter, low-90's slider), a somewhat deceptive delivery, and is a true power pitcher (62 K in 52.1 IP). With Gagne gimpy, I don't think anyone would argue that this guy is the future of the Dodgers' pen.
How do you see Broxton performing over the rest of the season, especially in leagues that value set-up men/MR and score holds?
I think it's inevitable. He will be on my radar for next season's draft. I just don't see Saito as a long term solution.
Agreed. Broxton is a power pitcher much in the same ilk of the old Gagne without that killer changeup. He tends to get himself into jams, but of late, he hasn't allowed a run in quite a while. I see Broxton as a valuable source of holds and in the long run, he's the closer of the future, although I tend to think with his frame, he's better suited as an NFL defensive end.
I have saito and am probably going to get broxton as insurance, and forget about speculating about crappy closers like Mcclung.....Broxton will probably "steal" some more saves from Saito when he's not available, get a couple more vulture wins, and he has great K/era/whip ratios
Havok1517 wrote:Broxton will close next year of Gagne proves he can't stay healthy. Broxton is the closer of the future for the Dodgers.
I think it's highly unlikely that we're going to re-sign Gagne to a new contract. I believe Broxton will be the permanent closer as soon as next season and probably at this time next year, Broxton will be the man.
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by Super Manny » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:16 am 
Broxton is a power pitcher much in the same ilk of the old Gagne without that killer changeup. He tends to get himself into jams, but of late, he hasn't allowed a run in quite a while. I see Broxton as a valuable source of holds and in the long run, he's the closer of the future, although I tend to think with his frame, he's better suited as an NFL defensive end. 
