 Mike Aviles was traded to the Blue Jays. (REUTERS) |
For letting John Farrell sign on with Boston, the Red Sox sent infielder Mike Aviles to the Jays. Here’s the scoop:
Age: 31 Bats: Right
Positions: SS, 2B
Born: New York
Drafted: By Kansas City Royals, 7th round, 2003
Free Agent: After 2014
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Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 205
Twitter: themikeaviles
Last season: 546 ABs (career high), .250 AVG, .282 OBP, .663 OPS, 13 homers, 60 RBIs, 14 steals.
Jays GM says: “It’s very hard to get middle infielders. If you look at the free agent market, it’s so thin at shortstop and second base ... He’s a hard-nosed player, a gamer, a high-energy player with some power ... He’s not without flaws (low OBP) ... I talked with him (Sunday) and, while I can’t say for sure what deals or acquisitions we are going to make, I told him he would be competing at least as a utility infielder.” — Alex Anthopoulos.