KC Royals: Dayton Moore Reclamation Projects

Jonathan Broxton: Miss

Dayton Moore started trying to create a dominate bullpen even before the ‘HDH’ era began. Moore had the right idea: sign a previously dominate closer to a one year, low risk contract. I should also point out that Jonathan Broxton wasn’t a terrible player for the Royals, he just didn’t live up to the hype nor was he able to recapture his former dominance or come anywhere close.

In his limited time with Kansas City, Broxton put up career worsts in Ks/9 at 6.3 and K/BB ratio at 1.79. He walked almost as many guys as he struck out, which is good because he didn’t strike out many.

Jonathan Broxton suffered elbow problems early into the 2011 season which allowed him to be available as a free agent in 2012. He may be one of the first former stars to sign with the Royals on a short term deal in hopes of earning a big paycheck the next season. While he’s still a fairly effective reliever, he’s never been as untouchable as he was early on.

Broxton never carried a very impressive ERA but he could strike out anybody at any time. In his years prior to coming to Kansas City, Broxton averaged 11.6 Ks/9 and a 3.09 K/BB ratio. To put that into perspective, Wade Davis put up 10.4 Ks/9 in 2015. Broxton averaged more than a strikeout per nine innings than our best pitcher last year over the course of seven seasons. That’s impressive.

In his limited time with Kansas City, Broxton put up career worsts in Ks/9 at 6.3 and K/BB ratio at 1.79. He walked almost as many guys as he struck out, which is good because he didn’t strike out many.

Dayton Moore didn’t take a big swing and miss here, not like Cespedes a la every World Series plate appearance, but he did miss.

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