The Cleveland Indians and veteran slugger Mike Napoli reached an agreement Tuesday on a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to spring training.
Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reported the signing, which is pending completion of a physical, and passed along comments from Tribe manager Terry Francona, who admitted there may not be a place for Napoli when the regular season arrives.
"It's a little bit of a unique situation," Francona said. "He wanted a chance to be in a Major League camp. There's a decent chance we're going to get him ready to have him go on another team and help beat us.