BRADENTON, Fla. -- During the final weekend of his rookie season, Josh Bell pondered his offseason plans. He thought about driving up the California coast, finding places to hike and quietly looking out at the Pacific Ocean.
When the time came and he went home for the winter, Bell didn't travel as much as he had planned. For the most part, he went back to work.
"I really didn't finish the way I wanted to," Bell said. "Kind of caught my stride and kind of faded off a little bit.