Brewers outfielder Keon Broxton will miss the tail end of the season after breaking his wrist today at Wrigley Field, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports on Twitter. Broxton was injured in a collision with the outfield wall.
It’s an unfortunate way to end what has been a promising campaign for the 26-year-old Broxton. Over 242 plate appearances, he owns a .238/.349/.427 batting line with nine home runs and 22 stolen bases. That’s quite a useful output for a player who draws rave reviews for his glovework in center field.
Long an intriguing prospect, Broxton had fallen out of favor as he failed to fully develop on the field despite evident tools and athletic ability. Though he posted solid offensive numbers in the upper minors over 2014-15, Broxton received only a brief MLB call-up with the Pirates — who had picked him up after the Diamondbacks lost patience.
Milwaukee has been rewarded thus far after taking a crack at unlocking Broxton’s talent in the winter swap that sent Jason Rogers to Pittsburgh. Rogers flat-out raked during his time at Triple-A this year, earning a well-deserved promotion. Now, so long as he is able to return to full health over the winter, it seems that Broxton will enter camp as the favorite to serve as the Brewers’ primary center fielder.
Brinson time
Evidently today’s MLB Trade Rumors are brought to you by the letters “F” and “W”.
Frack-thured Wrissst.
Fractured Wrist.
‘Rogers flat-out raked during his time at Triple-A this year’
I wouldn’t call a .263/.338/.371 ‘raking’, especially for a first-/third baseman.
Maybe this sentence should be about Broxton?
Anyway, another good trade by the Brewers. I can see them overtaking the Cardinals and Pirates in a couple of seasons.
Love broxton. after the original nerves he has been great. Brinson is going to fall ball I think so he needs a break. I’m also surprised more players don’t get hurt on the brick wall at wrigley. I get nostalgia, but wrigley is s*** hole that needs a severe remodel or just knock it down
Right on Dan!
You would think they would want to protect there player by padding the walls. Don’t think some weeds are doing the job very well. They have a lot of money running around out there.
You’re a moron. They have been remodeling it. And for the other idiot talking bout all the money they have out there, it could happen with a padded wall too. Morons
but there is a better chance of not getting hurt with padding dumb ass
it’s going to be so much fun watching for cubs choke again
First off, grow up. What are you, 13 with that user name? Secondly, I’ll be laughing so hard when whoever your team is, doesn’t even make the playoffs. Cubs might win, they might not. In my comment I never said anything about how they’re the best team in baseball. But please, state what team you root for and I’ll explain to you why they’re worse than the Cubs.
ok
All I said was I thought you would think with all the money they paid for there players,that play 81+ games in the outfield that they would pad the walls and I’m a moron. Well then your a dumb ass
You’re* and how many players fracture anything running into that wall? You do realize players very rarely get hurt because of that wall “with no padding”. You’re a moron.
Sorry keep it a brick wall then with a bunch of weeds on it then. You are still a dumb ass and hopefully those over paid Cubs players run into it.
It that the year the Cubs are going to win there next world series 2489 dumb ass
My god you’re stupid. Go away. What team ya root for little guy? I see you don’t answer my questions about who you root for or a list of players getting injured running into the wall. Oh, that’s right, you’re an immature moron who’s to stupid to answer anything and just wanna talk crap behind your little screen.
Oh and overpaid? Heyward is the only outfielder making 10 million in that outfield. Get your facts straight, moron. (Go back to school for grammar too. Oh that’s right, you’re probably 12)
and I still act older then you all I said is that they should pad the wall and you called me a moron. fu
I see you still can’t answer my questions. All I asked was for you to provide information about all of these players getting injuries because of the wall. And you failed to do so. Peace out
Sad to see him end his season this way. But hoping he’ll come back stronger and continue to build upon his second half of the season. I’m predicting a 20/20 season by Broxton next season.