1. It certainly doesn't work with Smith in town. That would give you 5 guys (Napoli, Cruz, Valencia, Smith, Vogs) who play ONLY RF or 1B (or DH). We get stuck in that rut again. OK, Valencia plays 3B...but it isn't like Seager ever misses a game. Add Zunino and Ruiz and you have 7 guys . Not much flexibility left. Unless you AAA Vogs.....and I HATE that idea. There, I've said it...I'm full of hate. Drats.
2. Get rid of Smith, play Valencia in RF fulltime and then mix/match your 1B guys....that works.
3. Napoli Walks Like and Egyptian (Cute, huh? Steve Martin would be proud)! 100 pts. Clockwork. Ka-ching. I will point out, however, that at age 34 he just careered it in terms of HR's (and PA's). He might not bomb like that at 35. All the same, he will beat up on LHP, which makes him nice. Nice, but not a no brainer. OH, youlikely have to pay him for his age 35-36-37 seasons. Well, you might option out of 37. Now he begins to look heavy.
4. Can't we just go get a cheap Puig instead? McCutcheon makes more sense.
5. Or play in the Chris Sale market?
6. Actually, I think somebody is overselling our interest here. Brian Grieper (Napoli's agent) perhaps? DiPoto has been all over us getting "youger and more athletic!" As a result his 3 FA gets could be Smith, Valancia AND Napoli? That's 101 years, not many + defensive plays (saying the least) and 6 SB's we're adding (5 of those belonging to "Rocket" Napoli. Really! He hadn't had more than 4 since '08. What is in the Cleveland water?) OK...it is decently batty, but it isn't the stuff DiPoto said we were getting.
7. (Trigger warning) I am sick to death of tatted up ball-players. OK, it's a poor reason for not signing him, I admit. But I'll betcha that Harmon Killebrew didn't have any tats. McCovey, too. Can we sign one of them?
8. But it would be interesting to see Vogelbach and Napoli in the lineup at the same time, batting 1 and 2. :)