Mike Napoli Signs 1-Year Deal: How Avascular Necrosis Affects His Contract, Hips

When trades and free-agent signings are announced, almost everyone dismisses the phrase "pending a physical" without much thought, yet Mike Napoli's diagnosis of avascular necrosis (AVN) reminds us that those physicals make up an important part of a contract. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reported early Wednesday morning that Napoli reached a deal with the Boston Red Sox, but it is not the deal everyone originally expected last month. Napoli and the Red Sox first agreed to a three-year, $39 m...