Mariners, Aoki agree to 1-year deal

Just hours after shipping Mark Trumbo to Baltimore, Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto restocked his outfield depth by agreeing to a one-year deal with Nori Aoki.

Financial terms are not yet known, but Aoki's deal reportedly includes an option for 2017.

Aoki, who turns 34 next month, became a free agent after the San Francisco Giants opted not to exercise his $5.5-million option for 2016 despite watching the veteran outfielder hit .287/.353/.380 (104 OPS+) with five homers and 14 stolen bases in 93 games last season.

Since making his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2012, Aoki has averaged 1.9 wins above replacement per season, managing a 107 wRC+ while demonstrating elite contact skills. Over the last two seasons, however, Aoki has played just 225 games due to a variety of injuries, including a concussion and a fractured right fibula.

Aoki is poised to join an outfield bolstered in recent weeks by the addition of Leonys Martin, who came over in a trade with the Texas Rangers. In early November, the Mariners also re-signed Franklin Gutierrez, a former Gold Glove Award winner who smacked 15 homers with a .974 OPS in 59 games in 2015.