The Red Sox have acquired infielder Mike Aviles from the Royals in exchange for infielder Yamaico Navarro and right-hander Kendal Volz, the Royals announced (via twitter).
Aviles is hitting .222 with a .261 OBP, .395 slugging mark, .656 OPS and five homers in 53 games this year. He adds a baserunning element to the Sox, having swiped 10 bases in 12 attempts this year. Aviles was also delivering solid production against lefties, hitting .309/.344/.600/.944 with two homers in 62 plate appearances.
This must be the first move towards a bigger trade for the BoSox. Aviles is having a awful offensive year but he has hit in the past and will be a great backup for the team and can contribute as a decent replacement if anything happens to Marco and or Jed whenever he comes.
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