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Steve Phillips' Fix My Team: Dodgers

Every team has a few precious months in the offseason to make tweaks to their roster and ensure that they improve in 2011. Steve Phillips has taken a team to the World Series before, and in November and December he will present his plan for every major league team to get there as well. It's the 13th episode of Fix My Team,...

Steve Phillips' Three Down: What's Wrong With White Sox?

The MLB Trade Deadline came and went without the White Sox getting that big bat they seemed to think they needed to prevail in the AL Central race. Now, just three weeks later, things seem to be unravelling in Chicago. FanHouse TV's Steve Phillips explains why it's the pitching that's been their downfall, along with...

Jonathan Broxton Out as Dodgers' Closer

A day after Jonathan Broxton blew a save opportunity for the Dodgers, Joe Torre announced it will be a while before Broxton gets another chance. The right-hander has been yanked from the closing role, to be replaced depending on availability by some combination of Hong-Chih Kuo, Octavio Dotel and perhaps Kenley Jansen....

Former Catcher Kenley Jansen an Early Hit as Dodgers Reliever

A year ago, Dodgers minor leaguer Kenley Jansen had a few things in common with grunts in workplaces outside of baseball. He was struggling in a dead-end job. And when it came right down to it last July, Jansen thought his boss was a delusional kook. The Dodgers are owned by the McKooks, who do goofy things such as pay...

Clayton Kershaw, Joe Torre Suspended as Confusion Over Gaffe Reigns

Major League Baseball has handed down suspensions to Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, manager Joe Torre and bench coach Bob Schaefer from the latest, and perhaps strangest, chapter in the Giants-Dodgers rivalry. Kershaw was suspended five games -- or one turn in the rotation -- for intentionally throwing at Aaron Rowand...

Jonathan Broxton News From the Web

05/24/12 MLB Power Rankings: Who Are the Top 25 Closers in MLB... Source: Bleacher Report Jonathan Broxton spent seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming one of the National League's top closers with 36 saves in 2009 and earning an All-Star selection, and earning another trip to the All-Star Game in 2010 after a fabulous first half.
05/19/12 Mark Schremmer: Which Royals deserve star status? Source: CJ Online - Topeka KS At least one member of the Kansas City Royals will earn the thrill of a lifetime by representing his team at the All-Star Game on July 10 in Kansas City, Mo.
05/17/12 Royals fall in 15 innings Source: Three Rivers Publishing - Steelville MO Adam Jones hit a home run off Royals reliever Nick Adcock in the 15th inning to break a 3-3 tie and give the Baltimore Orioles a 4-3 win Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
05/17/12 Jones homers in 15th, lifts Orioles to win Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK Adam Jones homered with one out in the 15th inning, lifting the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
05/15/12 Tumultuous bullpens can ruin fantasy baseball title... Source: LoHud.com - White Plains NY For the first time I can remember, it is easier to count the number of stable bullpens than it is the number of fallen closers.

Background on Jonathan Broxton

Jonathan Roy Broxton (born June 16, 1984 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.

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