The Cleveland Guardians have finally officially added that middle-of-the-order bat to complement Jose Ramirez. Cleveland finalized their deal with first baseman Josh Bell on a two-year, $33 million contract. Bell and the Guardians agreed on a deal last week, but it was not confirmed until today.
The former Pittsburgh Pirate had a tremendous first half of last season. Bell was sporting career-bests of a .301 batting average and .384 OBP in 103 games with the Washington Nationals before being moved to the Padres at the trade deadline. The sunny San Diego skies were not so kind to Bell as he hit just .