The Indians signed Napoli to a minor league contract thus preventing Minnesota from making the mistake of signing him.

After the Morrison acquisition, the chances of signing Napoli approached zero. I don't understand the consternation over the guy.

I thought the same thing when I saw that on MLBTR.  I feel like the FO has a weird affinity for players that were once in their organization. Napoli is a bum player right now; there is no reason for any team to sign him and give him a roster spot.  Don't even see how he fits onto the Indians roster... 

 

I feel like the FO has a weird affinity for players that were once in their organization.

Going from memory, the Twins front office guaranteed money to six players this offseason: Reed, Odorizzi, Morrison, Rodney, Duke, and Sanchez.

 

The number of seasons these players spent with either the Cleveland or Texas organizations: zero.

 

edit: Oops, forgot Pineda. That's seven players and zero seasons with either Cleveland or Texas.

I thought the same thing when I saw that on MLBTR. I feel like the FO has a weird affinity for players that were once in their organization. Napoli is a bum player right now; there is no reason for any team to sign him and give him a roster spot. Don't even see how he fits onto the Indians roster...

They could have signed Napoli both last year and this year. They passed on him twice. Clear evidence of their weird affinity.

 

I thought the same thing when I saw that on MLBTR.  I feel like the FO has a weird affinity for players that were once in their organization. Napoli is a bum player right now; there is no reason for any team to sign him and give him a roster spot.  Don't even see how he fits onto the Indians roster... 

 

Well it's a minor league deal so there's a decent chance he fits into their roster just as well as Erick Aybar fits into the Twins.

 

Has the front office signed anyone from Cleveland in the past two seasons? If so, sign me up, they've been really good and have developed some nice players.

They could have signed Napoli both last year and this year. They passed on him twice. Clear evidence of their weird affinity.

Didn't they offer more money than Texas last year, but get spurned? That's my recollection, though I could be wrong.

Didn't they offer more money than Texas last year, but get spurned? That's my recollection, though I could be wrong.

Yep, that was the case.

 

"According to a report from FOX’s Ken Rosenthal, the Twins offered more money to Napoli than the Rangers, but he chose to sign in Texas, in part because they’re viewed as more likely to contend this season."

 

http://www.1500espn.com/twins-2/2017/02/report-twins-offered-mike-napoli-money-signed-rangers/

Yep, that was the case.

"According to a report from FOX’s Ken Rosenthal, the Twins offered more money to Napoli than the Rangers, but he chose to sign in Texas, in part because they’re viewed as more likely to contend this season."http://www.1500espn.com/twins-2/2017/02/report-twins-offered-mike-napoli-money-signed-rangers/

Let's hope he's on a run of incorrectly choosing contenders.