NASHVILLE, Tenn. • A month or so after declining the large option they inherited from Cincinnati (by way of Milwaukee), the Cardinals finalized a deal Thursday with reliever Jonathan Broxton.
The contract is for two years and it includes a no-trade clause.
It is worth, in total, $7.5 million, less than the $9-million option declined.
Broxton, 31, joined the Cardinals at the July trade deadline. He appeared in 26 games for the Cardinals and had a 2.66 ERA in 23 2/3 innings. The former closer was asked to help bridge leads from the starter to closer Trevor Rosenthal, and he returns to the team in the same role.