Tribe Signs Graffanino to Minor League Deal

With a busy, yet slow off season still yet to end, even though pitchers and catchers have already reported to spring training, the Indians decided that they didn?t have enough veteran talent with minor league contracts and major league invites to spring training, so they signed Tony Graffanino to one. Graffanino was originally drafted in the 10th round of the 1990 draft by the Atlanta Braves and has played at least parts of 12 seasons in the big leagues. He did not appear in a big league game during the 2008 season, but the Indians still felt he was worth taking a look at. The right hander has played almost every position in the books, but has mainly been used as a middle infielder during his career. His best season came in 2005 when he played with both the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox in 110 games to compile a .319 average. In addition to the teams listed above, Graffanino has also played for the Tampa Bay Rays, the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers during ...