Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell (hamstring) is back in the starting lineup on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins, starting at first base and hitting cleanup against Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara. Bell left the game early on Saturday with a right hamstring strain and didn't play on Sunday in the series finale against the San Francisco Giants, but he's back in there on Tuesday. The 29-year-old switch-hitter has been swinging it well early on, so fantasy managers should be ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell (knee) was removed in the third inning of Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Lucius Fox entered the game to cover third base while Maikel Franco shifted over to take first base. No official reason has been given yet for why Bell was removed from the game. However, Nationals beat writers have speculated that it's likely related to the right knee injury that forced him to miss some time this past week. Bell walked in his only at-bat in...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell (knee) is back at first base and is hitting cleanup on Thursday against Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zach Davies. Bell left the game early on Wednesday with knee tightness, but his MRI results came back clean and he won't miss any game action. The 29-year-old switch-hitter is off to a good start in his second season in D.C., hitting .354 (17-for-48) with two home runs, two doubles, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored in 58 plate appearances over 14 ...

Washington Nationals infielder Josh Bell (knee) is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday. Bell was forced to exit early during Wednesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The slugger felt his left knee tighten up while at first base. Bell mentioned after the game that his knee didn't feel too bad. The removal from the contest was likely just a precautionary move. Fantasy managers will have to be patient and hope for the best on the MRI results. The young switch-hitter has been on fire ...

Washington Nationals' first baseman/outfielder Josh Bell left Wednesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks early with an apparent injury. He went 1-for-1 with a double before exiting. Washington has yet to announce Bell's injury, and the 29-year-old is considered day-to-day. Bell is off to a torrid start in 2022 after hitting .354 with two home runs and 11 RBI over 14 games. Lucius Fox replaced him in Wednesday's game and would see an uptick in at-bats if Bell were forced to miss any ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell is off to a strong start at the plate this season, hitting .350 with a .469 on-base percentage and a pair of home runs in 50 plate appearances entering play on Tuesday. Bell has so far hit cleanup in every game he's played in and has collected 10 RBI on the season. After driving in 88 runs in 2021, another highly-productive RBI campaign could be in store for Bell, who is hitting behind Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz on a regular basis.

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell has been cold at the plate so far this spring. Over nine games and 26 plate appearances, he's slashed .125/.192/.292 with one home run, one double and five RBI. A notoriously streaky hitter, Bell shouldn't be scrutinized very much for a cold spring stretch. His 2021 season was completely defined by hot and cold streaks. He had an OPS of just .464 in April, but he was a strong producer during most of the second half of the year. In July, he hit six ...

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 105CURRENT ADP: ~121 overallANALYSIS: As many as 31 players are projected by Steamer to reach more HRs than Bell next year (32+). I saidplayers, not first basemen. First basemen: six of them, all with ridiculous strikeout projections that come out at an average of 151+ per man, a measly counting walk average of 67... irrisory, that is. For Bell, at least. Josh Bell comes with a projection of 75 BB to go with a paltry 125 K. Yessir, that tasty 0.6 BB/K rate has me ...

Washington Nationals' first baseman Josh Bell bounced back in 2021 after a disastrous 2020 campaign. He reduced his strikeout rate from 26.5% in 2020 to 17.8% in 2021 and increased his xWOBA from .297 to .366. Overall, the 29-year-old slashed .261/.347/.476 with 27 home runs, 88 RBI, 75 runs scored, and a .823 OPS over 568 plate appearances in 2021. Bell's Statcast data shows that the Nationals' first baseman had strong plate discipline and was significantly better hitter against righties. His ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell finished his season as one of the hottest hitters in baseball, slashing .287/.375/.513 over his last 121 games of the season. Those numbers stand in stark contrast to his .133/.198/.289 line to start the year. He finished with statistics that mirror his career averages, but those could be hiding a major breakout if he can maintain some adjustments into 2022. He dropped his strikeout rate to just 17.8 percent in those final 121 games, and used the ...