The Reds and Jonathan Broxton have reached agreement on a multi-year deal,
sources told Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. The deal is believed to be for at
least three years and an announcement is expected on Wednesday. The Jet
Sports Management client is ranked 45th on MLBTR's list of top 50 free agents.
Broxton is expected to serve as the Reds closer, enabling them to shift
Aroldis Chapman to the starting rotation. The 28-year-old posted a 2.48 ERA
with 7.0 K/9, 2.6 BB/9 and a 53.8% ground ball rate in 58 relief innings last
season. Broxton was limited to just 14 games in 2011 but underwent
successful arthroscopic elbow surgery in September of that year and had an
average fastball velocity of 94.7 mph this past season.
The Reds were also said to be looking at a pair of free agent relievers
coming back from injury in Joakim Soria and Ryan Madson. However, Madson was
scooped up earlier today by the Angels when the two sides agreed to a
one-year deal
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#d1MpzbJAKxO3Xdhj.99
紅人跟B胖簽下複數年合約
看來明年真的要看到Chapman先發了！