Just yesterday, Rob Neyer wrote that Jonathan Broxton would not return to the Dodgers in 2012, quoting Broxton’s agent; the agent, quaintly named “BB Abbott”, claimed that Broxton had “multiple suitors” and would likely be signed “in the next few days”.
Report: Jonathan Broxton To Sign With Kansas City Royals
Today, we learn from Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal who one of those suitors was, and according to Rosenthal, they are more than a “suitor”:
There are no terms revealed here, and given Broxton’s injury history, it’s conceivable that he might fail a physical and this deal could fall apart. On the other hand, it’s not likely that this would get as far as a tweet from a national writer unless it were actually going to happen.
It does, as Rosenthal says, create choices for the Royals; they could make Broxton a setup man for Joakim Soria, trade Soria and make Broxton the closer, or move Soria into the rotation (although Soria has not started a game since he played in the Mexican League in 2005).
According to a tweet from SI’s Jon Heyman, Broxton will make $4 million, and become the Royals’ setup man.
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