Trade deadline day off to busy start

Combine that together with his struggles on the sector (5.89 ERA in 40 appearances) and Broxton appeared untradable.

The Kazakh city of Almaty and Beijing are making their final pitches to the global Olympic Committee ahead of the vote on the host city for the 2022 Winter Games.

Broxton will also face competition from Steve Cishek, whom the Cardinals acquired in a trade with the Miami Marlins earlier this month.

The Cardinals added another veteran arm to an already deep bullpen on Friday with the acquisition of 31-year-old Jonathan Broxton from the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals traded for former closer Jordan Walden last November, though Walden has missed most of this season with a shoulder injury, and his rehab assignment has included a couple hiccups. Lefties have crushed Broxton this year:.349/.382/.524 (149 OPS+).

Collymore, 20, is a Canadian who was drafted in the 10th round by St. Louis in 2013. He is hitting. 216 in 23 rookie games this season. The cost of the buyout doubled a year ago when Cincinnati traded Broxton to Milwaukee last season. Baseball America ranked Collymore as the 27th best prospect in the Cardinals system before the season. His contract includes a $9 million club option for 2016 that will likely be bought out for $2 million.