Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell went 1-for-4 with a triple in Saturday's loss to the San Diego Padres. The 25-year-old has started to find more power recently, as he's turned his season around after a rough April. Bell is batting .346/.444/.635 with five doubles, two triples, and two home runs in May and has his overall line up to .268/.344/.421. His strikeout rate is down from 20% in April to 15% in May, and he's also elevating the ball more. In May, his groundball rate is down to 39[...]

Welcome to Week 8 of the Cut List. I'm continuing the standard league viable cut trend that I've been rolling with for a few weeks. I think my pitching cut suggestions have fared rather well over the past few weeks (Danny Duffy, Jeff Samardzija, Sonny Gray, Jacob Faria), but the hitters I've highlighted lately are sort of turning their seasons around (Josh Bell, Matt Chapman, Evan Gattis). This is the risk I took when I chose to cover standard league viable players. Keep this in mind when you[...]

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in an 11-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday evening. It was one of four homers on the day for Pirates hitters, a no-doubter that traveled an estimated 432 feet over the center-field wall in PNC Park. After going 124 plate appearances without a long ball, the blast was Bell's second in four games and gives him three on the year. The 25-year-old is starting to come around at the plate, though he has a lot of[...]

Chicago White Sox outfielder Nick Delmonico left Wednesday's game with a bruised right quadriceps. Delmonico was injured when he collided with Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell rounding first base. He is considered day-to-day. The left-handed hitting 25-year-old was 1-for-2 before leaving the game. Jose Rondon entered the game to play second base as Leury Garcia moved to left field. Delmonico is not worth owning outside of the very deepest of on-base percentage leagues.

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell went 1-for-4 with a solo home run on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. The seventh-inning dinger was his first since April 4, breaking a streak of 124 plate appearances without one. The 25-year-old has had a disappointing season to date after slugging 26 home runs in 2017. He's batting only .238/.315/.346 and is hitting the ball on the ground on 53 percent of his batted balls. Still, he's been the Pirates' everyday cleanup hitter, giving him plenty [...]

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in [...]

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell went 3-for-5 with a double and three knocked in to help his team to a 7-3 win on Sunday. Like many Pittsburgh hitters, the 25-year-old is off to a fast start in 2018, hitting .305/.373/.424 with a 123 wRC+ in 67 plate appearances. Although the power hasn't been there yet (one home run), Bell is finding other ways to contribute to fantasy rosters with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored out of the cleanup spot. His 52.3 groundball percentage leaves something to be[...]

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell belted his first home run of 2018, a two-run shot in a 7-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. [...]

Expectations are high for Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell after finishing third in NL rookie of the year voting last year, and his first game of 2018 didn't disappoint. The switch-hitting slugger went 3-for-6 with three RBI and a run scored in his team's extra-inning win on Friday. He looked locked in after a solid spring training and should continue to be the Pirates' cleanup hitter moving forward, which will give him plenty more run-producing chances in the future.

After finishing third in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2017, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell will bat fourth for the team on Opening Day. The 25-year-old batted .255/.334/.466 with 26 home runs and 90 RBI in his first full season and .294/.351/.608 with four homers and 12 RBI this spring. He's entrenched as the Pirates first baseman for the foreseeable future and should bat cleanup all season long, where he'll have plenty of run-producing opportunities with his power. A[...]