Tribe Sign Graffy to Minors Deal Graffanino, who just turned 35, is coming off two knee surgeries and is not ready for game activity. Initially, he'll be working out with the Bisons, with his expected return-to-play date not yet announced. Graffanino has played 12 seasons with six teams -- the Braves, Rays, White Sox, Royals, Red Sox and Brewers. He owns a career Major League average of .267, with 58 homers and 301 RBIs. He played in 86 games for the Brewers last year, batting .238 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, before sustaining a season-ending injury to his right knee in August. He had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in August and surgery to repair a torn ACL in December.