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Brewers trade Nori Aoki to the Royals for the Fresh Prince
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clarkzac
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I see the Royals coming out ahead in this trade. Aoki seemed to be a fan favorite when I went to Milwaukee this past season
lisu
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Aoki plays hard and hustles. I would have loved to see him on the Giants. Ugh! Brewers - what are you thinking?!
CatdaddysCards
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Guess this rules out us signing Beltran.
cards01fan
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As a Cardinal fan, I think it's a great trade. He always seemed to rake against us.
marterburn
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As a Brewers fan, I don't get it. Melvin's forcing a lefty into the #5 starter competition again. I'd rather have Aoki as a OF4 if they're going to hand the job to Davis. Granted, that's not where Aoki's value is as a player and he probably would not have been happy with it, but certainly they could have done better in trade.
Exposfan
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The only way Melvin comes out ahead on this deal is Aoki is a free agent after this year, and Smith is under team control for more years. Aoki was the Brewers leadoff hitter and a good defensive of.. I agree with giving Khris Davis a chance to play, but last year we needed all the depth possible in the OF due to injuries and suspensions. To trade Aoki on a steal of a contract even with one year left is a joke to save money with the Brewers getting an additional $25 million dollar TV check from MLB this year is embarrasing. Heck, even the Marlins shelled out $20+ million for Salty.
hive17
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Sadly, this is the level of MLB-ready talent that Aoki is worth. He was a decent LF'er, but no stud. He was great in the lead-off, but Segura, Gennett or even Hart (assuming) could do just as well. Now, Aoki may have been worth a organizational Top-7 (maybe) prospect, but Smith has a solid relief record and will play next year. Plus, Milwaukee is drowning in OF depth. Gomez and Braun are 100%, so you've got 1 spot for 4-ish guys. If you think Davis is where it's at, then you use Aoki to address a need.
Brewer Andy
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Sad to see him go but I understand it. Has been my current favorite the last couple years
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