Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell finished 2-for-5 while driving in two runs in the top of the ninth to send the game to extras at 3-3, where the Pirates eventually defeated the Rangers 6-4. Bell also struck out twice in the game, but his two-run double puts his average with runners in scoring position at .500 (11-for-22) for the year. He's easily been the team's most consistent hitter with a line of .286/.363/.592, including six long balls, 21 runs batted in and 16 runs scored. Bell sh[...]

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell went 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Monday's 12-4 loss to the Diamondbacks. Bell's triple to center in the fifth cashed in Gregory Polanco to put the Pirates up 3-1. Bell has recorded a hit in 10 of his last 11 games and has been a consistent producer for Pittsburgh. As the Pirates' lineup rounds into form, Bell shoulder be able to convert his opportunities into more counting stats for his fantasy owners.

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Bell led the comeback for the Pirates, who went on to score four straight runs after Bell's homer. It was the second straight day Bell hit a home run. Bell also added a double in the fifth inning. He is starting to heat up early in the season and owners in need of a first baseman should take a flier on him.

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell picked up two hits in four at-bats, while also driving in his fourth run of 2019 in a 2-0 Pirates victory over the Reds on Thursday. Hitting in the cleanup spot, all of his four hits this year have been singles; however, the Pirates are hoping some pop begins to flare up. The team only has three home runs total through their first five games. Bell and the Bucs have favorable matchups through the weekend, having three more games against the boom or bust[...]

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Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang went 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI in Thursday's Opening Day loss to the Reds. Kang drove in Josh Bell and Francisco Cervelli in the sixth inning to give the Pirates a two run lead. Kang will have his ups and downs but will start every day in the Pittsburgh lineup. Owners in need of power at third should take a flier on him.

The RotoBaller Head-to-Head rankings review series winds down with a view of first base through the lens of our three-man expert panel of fantasy accuracy champ Nick Mariano and premier staffers JB Branson and Bill Dubiel.The top tier could conceivably have a new kingpin at any point, and not all of our experts believe it is a true three-man top of the crop. The star power drops off quite quickly at this position, yet it does go deep in terms of power and RBI production.There aremore veteran que[...]

For those fantasy enthusiasts that love the head-to-head competition and being able to trash talk their friends every week, the points league is the ideal setup. For the casual player in this format, its common to unknowingly draft using a standard top-300 list from a magazine or website. These lists base themselves on roto formats, and depending on which league you are participating in, there is a contradiction in value.For batters, the roto leagues value hitters more for their stolen base abil[...]

Despite whiffing on more than half, my 2018 predictions were highlighted by the claim that Christian Yelich would return first-round value. I was also justifiably optimistic about Matt Chapmans breakout and Khris Davis impending title of Home Run King. So, I figured, the best plan of attack for 2019 was to use the same template for some of those accurate predictions: ___ returns first-round value, ___ leads the Majors in home runs and ___ is a top-10 *insert position.*Beyond that, I ran with a f[...]

The clock ticks ever closer to Opening Day and we here at RotoBaller are back to give one final round of position-by-position analysis with a mixed-league, 5x5 framework. Were going to start at the most glorious position on the field: first base. No, I didnt play first myself, why do you ask? [...]