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Prospect Info and Scouting Report

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Norichika Aoki / OF, MLW
Born 1/5/1982
Miyazaki, Japan

Height 5-9
Weight 170
Bats/Throws L/R

ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/22/2012): #192 none
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a


The best position player available from Japan in 2011, three-time batting champ Norichika Aoki could very well play every day for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2012. His seven year average in Japan is .340, he's reliable for 20 steals, and he has a little pop that should translate into a dozen or so homers per year in MLB. Americans may remember him hitting .324 (12-for-37) in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He's adept enough to cover any outfield position, which should help the reorganizing Brewers a lot.

Like most Japanese players, he respects the details of the game, and is a pretty safe bet to never embarrass his coaches with extracurricular rowdiness.

[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]




Batting History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG OPS
2007 25 - Japan Yakult 143 557 114 193 26 2 20 58 17 6 80 66 .346 .434 .508 .942
2008 26 - Japan Yakult 112 444 85 154 29 5 14 64 31 9 42 47 .347 .413 .529 .942
2009 27 - Japan Yakult 142 531 87 161 23 2 16 66 18 10 75 65 .303 .400 .444 .844
2010 28 - Japan Yakult 144 583 92 209 44 1 14 63 19 4 63 61 .358 .435 .509 .944
2011 29 - Japan Yakult 144 583 73 170 18 5 4 44 8 3 51 55 .292 .358 .360 .718


Fielding History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm   Posn GP Ch PO A E Fld
2009 27 - Japan Yakult   CF 0 0 0 0 0
2009 27 - Japan Yakult   LF 0 0 0 0 0
2010 28 - Japan Yakult   CF 0 0 0 0 0

News and Notes

1/19/2012 by PeeWee


The Brewers have finalized their agreement with outfielder Norichika Aoki. Aoki, who is expected to make the club's 25-man MLB roster, has signed a two year contract for an undisclosed amount that reportedly includes several incentive clauses. The contract also includes a team option for a third year. The Brewers also paid a $2.5M posting fee to Yakult before speaking to Aoki, of course.

1/15/2012 by BallGrrrl


Norichika Aoki is close to an agreement with the Milwaukee Brewers, according to SI.com.

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