Jeff Lewis/US PresswireJonathan Broxton and Dioner Navarro in 2005.Six years ago tonight, on a Friday, the Dodgers began a weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 46-56 record. That day, the team made two transactions.Purchased the contract of RHP Jonathan Broxton from Double-A Jacksonville and designated RHP Scott Erickson for assignment; Recalled C Dioner Navarro from Triple-A Las Vegas and optioned C Mike Rose to Triple-A Las Vegas.Jonathan Broxton and Dioner Navarro. Today, those two names bring up mixed emotions, to say the least. But six years ago, making their Dodger debuts, they heralded a new era of promise for a downtrodden team: Broxton, the first of a heralded group of Dodger minor leaguers to reach the bigs; Navarro, a 21-year-old catching prodigy acquired in tra
Broxton and Navarro and what a difference six years does (and doesn't) make
Published July 29, 2011 at 7:35 AM
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