Josh Bell was promoted to Indianapolis at the start of August, giving him some experience in Triple-A down the stretch before the end of the 2015 season. The move to the new level saw immediate results for the Pirates' future first baseman, as he hit for a .347/.441/.504 line in 121 plate appearances down the stretch. That was good enough to be our Player of the Month for August, which included stats from the first week of September.
Bell was successful in Altoona this year, hitting for a .307/.376/.427 line in 368 at-bats. There was just one problem, and that was the lack of power he was showing.