Bernardino finishing second in hitting. Combined on the year he appeared in 53 games in the outfield and 24 at first base. In 2000 Broussard was selected to the Southern League All-Star team but was sidelined with a broken right wrist. He ranked tied for fourth in the Southern League with 72 walks. On May 9 Broussard suffered a broken right wrist while sliding for a ball. Prior to the injury ranked second in the Southern League in hitting, batting a .353 clip. He returned to the Lookouts on June 29 and the rest of the season hit only .214. In the 2-1 victory on June 29 Broussard scored the winning run by stealing home. He appeared in 70 games in the outfield and 15 at first base. He appeared in 17 games for Grand Canyon in the Arizona Fall League. Broussard split the 2001 season between the Class-A Mudville Nine and Double-A Chattanooga, combining to hit .303 with 28 home runs and 90 RBIs. At Chattanooga he hit .320 to win the Southern League batting championship. Broussard also led the SL in slugging percentage, ranked second in on-base percentage and ranked fifth in home runs and was a Topps Double-A All-Star. Among all Reds minor leaguers he ranked tied for second in home runs, fourth in RBIs and fifth in hitting. He was named Southern League Batter of the Week three times and on the year appeared in 123 games at first base and three in the outfield. He was a member of Team USA that won a silver medal in the 2001 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan along with Josh Bard and Jason Stanford. Broussard also played for Pollos in the Dominican Winter League. On November 6 he was added to the Reds' 40-man roster. He began the 2002 season with the Triple-A Louisville Bats, hitting .295 in April with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 24 games. He was named the Cincinnati organization's best hitter for average and sixth-best prospect by Baseball America entering the 2002 season. On June 7, 2002 the Reds traded Broussard to the Cleveland Indians for Russell Branyan. Cleveland Indians He split the remainder of the 2002 season between the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons and the big leagues with Cleveland. After being acquired he was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons where he appeared in 14 games before being recalled to Cleveland on