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Water skiing in December??? I love me some good old fashioned global warming. If this climate change becomes a permanent thing then sign me the fuck up. 60’s in December and January? Yeah, that’s something I can get down with. If we can get Spring temperatures in the Winter then I’ll gladly quadruple my Carbon Footprint for the cause. It’s only right.

With these recent warm temperatures sweeping our state maybe you took your dog for a few walks, maybe you had a bonfire, maybe you went to a bar and sat on a patio and drank some beer… but not these guys. They got their wetsuits, boat, skis, and put words into action by plopping their boat into Lake Erie and shredding some tasty waves.

45 degree water? Whatevs, watch this:

Check out Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster in the background

h/t Cleveland Scene

Indians agree to one-year deal with 1B/DH Mike Napoli, according to multiple reports. https://t.co/divMXdP7py #Indians

— Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) December 16, 2015

Mike Napoli gets $7M base salary from #Indians. Can make $3M more in incentives. Will be everyday 1B. @Ken_Rosenthal 1st to report.

— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) December 16, 2015

Todd Frazier facts: plays 4 of the 5 positions the Indians could upgrade at. Hits the ball out of the park. Will play in the AL Central.

For the Chicago White Sox.

Full trade: Todd Frazier to CWS; Micah Johnson, Frankie Montas, Trayce Thompson to LAD; Brandon Dixon, Jose Peraza, Scott Schebler to CIN.

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 16, 2015

Nice.

About an hour after it was announced Frazier would be playing his home games at The Cell next season, the Tribe countered with a move of their own: veteran first baseman Mike Napoli on a 1-year, $7 million deal.

The timing was awful. Guys like Yasiel Puig and Carlos Gonzalez seem like pipe dreams most of the time, but the Indians making a move for the publicly available Frazier seemed incredibly realistic for whatever reason. I usually don’t get my hopes up with rumors like this but I can definitely say losing out on this one stings.

The Napoli signing itself is a fine one, dare I say smart. First of all, he’s a solid upgrade defensively over Carlos Santana at first base.

Per 2015 DRS, #Indians are gaining 7 runs defensively by going to Mike Napoli (+3) at 1B and moving Santana to DH (-4).

— Matt (@MattB_WOF) December 16, 2015

Psssst. You can win games by trying to score more runs than the other team. OR you can win games by trying to hold the other team to the fewest runs possible. We all want to win games, and Napoli helps a substantial amount with the latter strategy.

As far as his bat goes, yes he’s been trending downward since his shirtless days in Boston. His splits have grown further and further apart. He slashed an abysmal .191/.283/.320 against right handed pitching last season. He hasn’t hit 20 home runs since 2013. He’s been alive for 34 years.

Still, he’s a useful piece for the Indians. His BABIP was .268 last year, well below his career average. So a little unlucky, and a little unhealthy. He’s got this winter to change that. He was a 2.4 WAR player in 2014 with the Sox. That would have been tied for 4th on the team last year. Even if that drops to 2.0 (the second lowest WAR he’s posted in 10 years) in 2016, he would have been 6th.

There’s no argument to be made that this signing doesn’t help the team. It’s disappointing to miss out on Todd Frazier, and I’ll definitely be disappointed if this closes the book on their off season, but signing Mike Napoli is a good thing. It’s December 16th. 63 days until pitchers & catchers. The winter is young, people.

Frazier schmazier. Nap daddy's shirtless tour of West 6th in November is going to be so awesome pic.twitter.com/p4cZjeNI5D

— Bottlegate (@Bottlegate) December 16, 2015