NORICHIKA AOKI RUMORS
No doubt Royals improved offensively with Infante, Aoki
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- When the 2013 season ended for the Royals, they had four glaring weaknesses in their batting order:
Royals second basemen last season combined to hit .243 with a .296 on-base percentage.
Royals right fielders: .258 average with a .304 on-base percentage.
Shortstop Alcides Escobar: .230 average with a .255 on-base percentage.
Third baseman Mike Moustakas...
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With Aoki, Royals solidify leadoff spot and move Gordon to RBI role
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Acquiring Norichika Aoki may not be the final piece to the Royals' offensive puzzle by any means, but it does solve one lingering problem for manager Ned Yost.
Yost now won't have to carry out any more auditions for the leadoff role.
Last year, you'll recall, Yost flipped back and forth with Alex Gordon in that role, after having tried out just about...
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Aoki gives Kansas City Royals a true leadoff hitter
The Royals may have found their leadoff hitter for 2014.
Kansas City swung a deal this week, sending left-handed pitcher Will Smith to Milwaukee in exchange for Norichika Aoki. With Alex Gordon hitting in the leadoff spot for most of the season in 2013, the Royals struggled to get prototypical production from that spot in the lineup.
In 2013, Royals’ leadoff hitters ranked in...
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Brewers trade Aoki, likely means Braun to RF
The Brewers have traded outfielder Norichika Aoki to the Kansas City Royals, a move that likely means Ryan Braun will move from left to right field in 2014.
Milwaukee acquired left-handed pitcher Will Smith from Kansas City in exchange for Aoki, who hit .286 with eight homers, 37 RBIs, 20 steals and 80 runs scored last season.
Braun is expected back after his season-ending, 65...
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Brewers trade Norichika Aoki to Royals
Ryan Braun's return from suspension created a problem for the Brewers, and it didn't have anything to do with the negative PR that came with his 65-game ban. With Braun back in the lineup, they had too many outfielders and not enough at-bats to go around. The Brewers addressed the logjam today by trading Norichika Aoki to Kansas City for left-handed pitcher Will Smith.
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Brewers trade Norichika Aoki for Royals lefty Will Smith
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers cleared their jam in the outfield Thursday by trading right fielder Norichika Aoki to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for left-handed pitcher Will Smith.
Moving Aoki allows the Brewers to shift Ryan Braun to right field and opens up left field for Khris Davis, a young power-hitting outfielder Milwaukee wanted to make room for this offseason...
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Nori Aoki Traded For Peanuts, Mets Miss Out
Norichika Aoki has been traded from the Brewers to the Royals for relief pitcher Will Smith, according to CBS Sports. Aoki, a 31 year old outfielder with .287/.355/.399 numbers offensively, should provide a nice boost to the Royals lineup. Smith, meanwhile, is a 24 year old lefty with 35 career appearances and an ERA just south of 5.00.Well, this is disheartening. After repeated...
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Royals Acquire Norichika Aoki In Trade With Brewers
The Kansas City Royals have acquired Norichika Aoki  in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers will get left-hander Will Smith in return. Aokie, 32, hit .286/.356/.370 with eight homers and 20 stolen bases in 2013 and will earn  around $2 million in 2014.
Aoki is primarily a right fielder and plays solid defense (+4.2 UZR/150; +21 DRS). In his two seasons, Aoki has...
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Royals Acquire LF Norichika Aoki From Brewers for LHP Will Smith
12/5 – The Milwaukee Brewers announced that they have traded outfielder Norichika Aoki to Kansas City Royals in return for LHP Will Smith.
The Mets were rumored to have had discussions with the Brewers for Aoki, but that went out the window once they settled on signing Chris Young instead.
Aoki, 32, batted .286/.356/.370 with eight homers and 20 stolen bases last season and isâ...
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Royals acquire outfielder Aoki from Milwaukee
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals indeed landed a right fielder to bolster their offense. But it wasn't Carlos Beltran. At least not yet.
Staying aggressive as the Beltran sweepstakes play out, Royals general manager Dayton Moore landed Milwaukee right fielder Norichika Aoki on Thursday for left-hander Will Smith.
Aoki, 31, played mostly right field for the Brewers the past two...
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