Bobby Bradley can learn a lot from Mike Napoli

According to reports out of Arizona, Cleveland Indians’ top slugging prospect Bobby Bradley has a mentor in Mike Napoli. This has the makings of a very beneficial friendship for Bradley and the Indians. Not to mention it provides one of the few interesting stories to come out of spring training.

When they’re not busy playing cribbage, Bradley will have the opportunity to learn from a guy who has been in the league for a dozen years with a couple World Series runs under his belt and a very similar hitting profile.

Over a career spanning three teams, the 36-year-old Napoli has a career walk rate of 12.2 percent and a strikeout rate of 27.5 percent. A bit on the high side for both for a…