What It Means:

Broxton's ERA is ugly this year, at 5.89, but his FIP of 3.65 and xFIP of 3.07 suggest he's pitched a lot better than that. The Cardinals already have the second-best bullpen ERA in baseball (2.33) but are looking to fill another spot with a potentially high-impact reliever in Broxton. If he can get his act together back to the Broxton that we saw on the Dodgers a few years ago, the Cardinals could end up surpassing the Royals for the best bullpen in baseball.