Astros, Aoki avoid arbitration with 1-year deal
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The Houston Astros have avoided arbitration with outfielder Nori Aoki, as the club announced Wednesday it has re-signed the outfielder to a one-year contract.
Aoki will earn $5.5 million in the deal, a source told Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle.
Houston claimed Aoki off waivers on Nov. 3 after having spent the entire 2016 season with the Seattle Mariners. The 34-year-old had a respectable output in Seattle, however, slashing .283/.349/.388 in 118 this season for the Mariners.