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Orioles Designate Keon Broxton For Assignment

By Anthony Franco | July 21, 2019 at 9:17am CDT

The Orioles announced today they’ve designated outfielder Keon Broxton for assignment. Right-handed reliever Branden Kline is up from Triple-A Norfolk to take Broxton’s place on the active roster.

So continues a lost season for the 29-year-old Broxton, who enters DFA limbo for the second time in three months. A former third-round draft choice of the Diamondbacks, Broxton was most famous for his time in Milwaukee, where he totaled 796 plate appearances between 2016 and 2018, showing flashes of plate discipline, power and elite defense in center field. The Brewers’ outfield depth, combined with concerns about Broxton’s huge swing-and-miss tendencies, led the club to flip him to the Mets in January for a package of three fringe prospects.

Broxton’s strikeouts have gotten completely out control in 2019, though, leading the Mets to send him to Baltimore in May for cash considerations. Those problems have gotten only more worrisome since, leading the Orioles to cut bait on the out-of-options outfielder. It’s not out of the question he’ll draw some interest around the league given the tools he’s shown in the past, but his .184/.244/.289 slash line and 43% strikeout rate make it seem more likely he’ll clear waivers for the first time in his career.

As for Kline, the 27 year-old rookie has gotten off to a slow start to his big-league career. Like seemingly every Oriole pitcher, Kline’s been plagued especially by the home run, allowing 2.49 HR/9, en route to a 6.75 ERA, with a 21.6% strikeout rate and 9% walk rate in 25.1 innings.

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  1. JDGoat

    2 years ago

    Asia is calling

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  2. Baseballdude242

    2 years ago

    He’ll be on a contenders Triple-A team by the end of the week.

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  3. Ketch

    2 years ago

    He’s still a defensive asset and pinch running option for a contender. If Terrance Gore can position himself for a postseason roster spot, so can Broxton…

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  4. maximumvelocity

    2 years ago

    Given the lack of depth, might be worth a try for the White Sox.

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    • tim2686

      2 years ago

      have enough of these high strikeout guys don’t need more.

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    • WillieWildkat

      2 years ago

      Thinking the same thing. Adam Engel speed and spectacular glove. With power. Worth a flier

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  5. mstrchef13

    2 years ago

    I hope this opens the way for Mason Williams to get regular ABs in CF for the next two months. I like Santander a lot but I don’t see him as a CF.

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  6. king beas

    2 years ago

    I’ve seen this guy whiff on 88mph fastball down the middle more than I’ve seen him make contact on anything

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  7. connfyoozed

    2 years ago

    43% strikeouts for a guy who isn’t a power hitter. Yikes.

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  8. BaseballBrian

    2 years ago

    Neon Keon snorts freon

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  9. Kevin Glass

    2 years ago

    He isn’t the only one that needs to go or at least go to the minors yankaboner is one how many more chances he going to get

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  10. Chris Lee

    2 years ago

    Royals love this kind of guy (unfortunately). Dayton will be calling him soon.

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    • RoyalsFanAmongWolves

      2 years ago

      I don’t think we need any more outfielders in KC now that we have Bubba And are hopefully going to trade Billy Hamilton. We don’t need another outfielder

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    • GareBear

      2 years ago

      Defense and speed, yes. High strikeout, low contact is not though.

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  11. jmack151

    2 years ago

    Hopefully Austin Hays can get healthy and push his way onto the active roster.

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  12. forwhomjoshbelltolls

    2 years ago

    He had a few good months with the Brewers and yinzers acted like Huntingdon traded a young Trout.

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  13. fomeols

    2 years ago

    Somewhere Joey Rickard is screaming,”you should have kept me!”

    And he is correct, too.

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