lol... Reds Acquire Jonathan Broxton By Tim Dierkes [July 31 at 2:28pm CST] The Reds added a closer to the NL's best bullpen today, acquiring Jonathan Broxton from the Royals, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link).
He has been doing well. Could see him in the playoffs. The Giants had been interested so glad he didn't go there.
I don't want us to overact for a rental. I'm not complaining. Being disappointed certain things couldn't work out isn't disagreeing with the FO
Giants didn't add any bullpen help, so far. Say what you want about Broxton/League but they would have helped what is becoming a shaky Giants bullpen.
I was gonna make a fake post about us getting Billy Butler but thought that would be way too cruel. lol
Comparing those two is laughable, Mcdonald was a solid reliever who showed limited control and upside as a starter, Wheeler has always been considered a top prospect. That said, J-Mac should've never been moved, for Dotel no less. But its getting old.
Law on League: The Dodgers get a right-handed specialist in League without giving up anything of value, giving the Mariners some salary relief rather than handing over prospects. League has a plus fastball with great sinking life that generates ground balls, keeping his overall home run rates low because it's hard for hitters to elevate the ball when he keeps it down. His splitter has been an adequate second pitch for him, although he's still shown moderate-to-large platoon splits even since that pitch developed for him, with left-handed batters accounting for six of the seven extra-base hits he's allowed this year and more than half of the total baserunners. He is a free agent after the season, so the Dodgers are just on the hook for about $2 million, but it's not clear to me what need League fills; the Dodgers' bullpen is strong and deep, especially from the right side. Perhaps they feel it frees them up to include Josh Lindblom in a trade, but otherwise, it doesn't seem like the team is better in any meaningful way. In exchange, the Mariners get two very fringy prospects. Outfielder Leon Landry can run, but his pitch recognition and overall instincts are weak; his swing is pretty short with almost no load, so he lacks power. His stats this year are largely a function of great hitters' parks in the southern half of the high Class A California League, and Landry's age relative to his competition. If he could play center field well, he'd be a good fourth outfielder candidate, but his defense out there remains weak so he doesn't profile even as an extra outfielder right now. Right-hander Logan Bawcom might surface as a middle reliever, but his command right now would make him an up-and-down guy. Despite some tail on his fastball, he doesn't generate enough ground balls to survive without cutting his walk rate.