The Dodgers plan to have Jonathan Broxton eventually resume his role as their closer, according to manager Don Mattingly. Mattingly added that he believes Broxton's struggles in the role earlier this year were due to the right-elbow injury that currently has him on the disabled list. Broxton began a minor league rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Albuquerque Tuesday night. He is unlikely to be activated before the middle of next week at the earliest. "The ball was coming out pretty good," Mattingly said of the reports he received. "I think he was at 94 to 97 (mph). It was encouraging because the velocity was there."