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| Ben Broussard has signed a minor league deal with the White Sox, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
Our View: The 32-year-old vet has the versatility to be used in the infield and outfield, and will provide the Sox with a left-handed bat off the bench if he earns a roster spot in spring training. His fantasy stock looks to be limited though.
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| Ben Broussard has reportedly been claimed by the Cubs, according to ESPN 1000 Radio. He has been signed to a minor league deal. |
Our View: Broussard has experience in the outfield, as he played 10 games in left field in 2007, and he could be tried out in left for the Cubs at some point while Alfonso Soriano is on the shelf.
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| The Yankees have released Ben Broussard just two weeks after signing him. Broussard didn't appear in a game for the Yanks. |
Our View: Broussard should find a team willing to sign him, but he might not make it back to the big leagues this year.
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| The New York Yankees signed veteran first baseman Ben Broussard to a minor league contract, according to CBSSports.com. |
Our View: The Yankees, currently using a platoon system at first base, signed Broussard on Tuesday and assigned him to Triple-A Scranton.
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| Ben Broussard cleared waivers and should find himself with another team within the next couple of days, according to the Star Telgram. |
Our View: Broussard's new club will only have to pay a prorated portion of his salary while the Rangers will have to pick up the vast majority of it for a player that hit .159 with three home runs for them this year.
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| According to the Star Telegram, Ben Broussard lost is spot in the platoon at first base earlier this week, and now he has lost his spot on the Texas Rangers' roster. The Opening Day first baseman was designated for assignment Thursday after struggling the past four weeks at the plate and in the field. |
Our View: The Rangers activated infielder Travis Metcalf from the 15-day disabled list to take Broussard's spot on the 25-man roster.
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| Ben Broussard was designated for assignment on Thursday and the team will go with a platoon of Frank Catalanotto and Chris Shelton at first base, according to MLB.com. The Rangers called up Travis Metcalf to take the open roster spot. |
Our View: A fairly shocking move considering the team is on the hook for almost $4 million in salary for Broussard the this season. Catalanotto will see the majority of work in the new split against righties, with Shelton looking to do some damage against left-handers.
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| Manager Ron Washington said that Ben Broussard will take some fly balls in the corner outfield spots in case he's needed out there, according to the Dallas Morning News. Broussard is primarily a first baseman but has played in over 50 games in the outfield in his career. |
Our View: Broussard might struggle to get at-bats now with that .173 average and Chris Shelton now up. Shelton is starting at first base tonight.
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| Ben Broussard will sit tonight in favor of Jason Botts at first base, according to MLB.com. The team is facing Tigers' lefty Kenny Rogers. |
Our View: Broussard could benefit from the day off as he is only hitting .175 over 57 at-bats this season. He should platoon with Botts at first base throughout the season.
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| Ben Broussard will be back at first base on Friday night, the Providence Journal reports. Jason Botts started in his place the previous two games. |
Our View: We don't much like the matchup of Broussard and his .200 average against Daisuke Matsuzaka.
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| Ben Broussard will ride the pine in favor of Jason Botts in the second game of today's double header against Baltimore, according to MLB.com. Botts will get the call at first base against Baltimore lefty Adam Loewen. |
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| Ben Broussard started at 1B against Seattle on opening day Monday, but failed to impress as he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a 5-2 loss. Broussard enjoyed a solid spring training, but the momentum clearly did not carry into the regular season. |
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| Ben Broussard, whose 13 hits in his last 30 at-bats coming into Sunday's affair against the Giants, hit a two-run home run -- his second long-ball of the spring. At this point it will be tough for Ron Washington to to keep Broussard out of the opening day lineup. Mark it down, Broussard is the starting first baseman for the Rangers. |
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| Manager Ron Washington has called Ben Broussard a sleeper for this season as he commented, "I always liked this guy when I saw him play in Cleveland, and when I had an opportunity to get him to be my first baseman, I jumped at it. He brings good defense. He's a good teammate and he certainly gets a lot of big hits. He's certainly going to get the opportunity to go out there every day." This according to the USA Today. |
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| The left-handed hitting Ben Broussard won't be sitting against southpaws this year. "I don't want him coming to the park every day wondering if he's going to play against a left-hander," manager Ron Washington said in the Dallas Morning News. "He's going to play against them until he proves he can't." Broussard has batted just .227 in his career against lefties (as opposed to .275 against righties), so we're betting it won't take Washington long to change his mind and sit his first baseman most of the time with a left-hander on the mound. |
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| Ben Broussard avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract with the Rangers. He'll earn $3.85 million during the upcoming season, according to the Dallas Morning News. The Rangers acquired him from the Mariners last month to help them out at first base and right field. |
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| The Rangers acquired Ben Broussard from the Mariners Wednesday in exchange for minor league infielder Tug Hulett. Broussard, who hit .275 with seven homers in 99 games last year, will see action at first base and right field for Texas. |
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| Ben Broussard rejoined the Mariners on Wednesday, though he was not in the starting lineup, according to the AP. Broussard skipped Tuesday's contest to be with his wife, who gave birth on Monday. |
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| Ben Broussard was supposed to start Sunday but a stomach ailment forced the team to send him home, the Seattle Times reports. Broussard has lost six pounds from the bug. |
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| Ben Broussard has batted just once so far this week, the Seattle Times reports. His role as a corner outfield reserve has been taken down some with the arrival of Jason Ellison. The Mariners have also been dangling Broussard as trade bait. |
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| Ben Broussard was scratched from Thursday's lineup because of a tight quad muscle, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The injury is not considered serious at this time. Broussard was scheduled to start in right field, for what it's worth. |
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| Ben Broussard, who got hit in the leg by a pitch Friday, returned to the lineup Sunday after missing Saturday's game, according to the AP. |
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| Ben Broussard was out of the starting lineup on Saturday after being struck in the leg by a pitch on Friday, according to the AP. "It's just a bruise. His leg is a little stiff," said manager Mike Hargrove. Broussard is considered day-to-day. |
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| Ben Broussard was hit in the right knee by a pitch in the fourth inning Friday night, according to the Post-Intelligencer. "His leg stiffened up on him," Manager Mike Hargrove said. "We'll see how he is (today)." The Mariners hope Broussard is ready to play, as he would be starting today and tomorrow against righties Edinson Volquez and Kevin Millwood. |
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| The Mariners acquired Ben Broussard and cash from the Indians Wednesday in exchange for Shin-Soo Choo and a player to be named later, according to the AP. Broussard, who hit .322 with 13 homers and 46 RBI with the Tribe, will likely see most of his time at DH now that Carl Everett has been designated for assignment. |
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