Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game as the team faces lefty Bruce Zimmermann and the Baltimore Orioles. Ryan Zimmerman is getting the start at first base after being on the bench in the previous three games. Zimmerman is hitting third in the order on Saturday. Bell has been frustrating for fantasy managers this year. Not only is he regularly sitting against lefties, but he's slashing just .195/.258/.381 with five home runs over 31 games...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell went 1-for-4 with a home run in a 5-2 loss to the Cubs on Thursday. It was Bell's fifth homer of the year, as he is now slashing .176/.244/.361 over 30 games this year. Despite the poor season-line, Bell has begun to heat up in May, where he is slashing .236/.288/.455 with three home runs, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored. And while not ideal marks, Bell's .234 xBA and .413 xSLG suggest that he is in line for better days ahead. In deep mixed leagues and ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in a 5-1 win over the Phillies on Thursday afternoon. It was his fourth home run of the season, as he is now slashing .140/.202/.326 to open the year. While he has struggled considerably early on, he has started to show signs of life at the plate this month, as he is slashing .182/.206/.424 with two home runs, seven RBI and five runs scored through his first nine games of May. Managers shouldn't consider him ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell is heading to the bench on Wednesday as the team faces left-hander Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves. This will be the second-straight time that Bell has sat against a lefty with Ryan Zimmerman getting the start at first base. Bell is a switch hitter, but has regularly performed much better against righties than he has against lefties. Last year, he slashed .180/.290/.300 against lefties and .241/.311/.386 against righties. The Nationals face ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks. Second baseman Josh Harrison (back) returns to the lineup after missing Saturday's game with back stiffness. It's a routine day off for Bell, who has started in five games since returning from the COVID-19 list, batting just .105 with one extra-base hit in 23 plate appearances. Ryan Zimmerman, who is hitting .345, will get the start at first base on Sunday.

Washington Nationals offseason acquisitionsJosh Bell andKyle Schwarber, who made delayed debuts with the team Monday thanks to the team's coronavirus situation, both did well at the plate. Bell was 1-for-3 with two walks and Schwarber was 2-for-5 with a double as Washington won by a score of 5-2. The Nationals offense has struggled this season, having been shut out in three of four games entering Monday, but it should be a decent offense with Trea Turner and Juan Soto in the mix. Clearly, ...

Washington Nationals outfielder Kyle Schwarberand first baseman Josh Bellwill make their season debuts on Monday night, with Bell hitting fourth and Schwarber hitting fifth against John Gant and the Cardinals. Schwarber and Bell were part of the group of players that had been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak that delayed the start of Washington's season, and while it's unknown if they tested positive or were merely close contacts, they should make an impact to the Nationals offense now that ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell and closer Brad Hand are the biggest names that do not appear on the team's roster as they are set to play their first game of the year Tuesday following a coronavirus outbreak. Nor are Kyle Schwarber or Josh Harrison, or either catcher Yan Gomes or Alex Avila. Starting pitchers Patrick Corbin and Jon Lester are not on it either but they could theoretically be back before their first scheduled start. For Tuesday, just be sure that if you are ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Mets. Batting from the right side, Bell went the opposite way for this third homer of the spring- and his second to the opposite field. The switch-hitting first baseman now has nine hits in 11 spring games- six of them for extra bases. Bell had a down year in 2020, posting just a .669 OPS, largely due to career-worst numbers in strikeout, walk, and fly-ball rate. It is only spring ...

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 125CURRENT ADP: ~149 overallANALYSIS: I was already higher than the consensus on Bell following his massively disappointing 2020. After all, this is a former top prospect still in his prime who happened to struggle during the short season. A Christmas Day trade to Washington seems heaven-sent for those who have Bell in dynasty and presents a trade opportunity if the manager who rosters Bell in your league believes that the Pirates have given up on him because he's...