Trade Josh Bell

Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesAh, Josh Bell. Many had high hopes for the slugging first baseman as he came up through the system. While he was at Triple-A Indianapolis, I made the trip to Durham to watch the Indians take on the Bulls. I sat in seats up the first base line, close to the action. Bell went 0-for-4 in that game, but I made sure to point out to my girlfriend at the time (now my wife) that the man she saw playing first base was bound to make a huge splash in Pittsburgh, both metaphorically and literally (hello, Allegheny).

Since Bell’s arrival in Pittsburgh, the waters have been turbulent. He posted positive fWAR numbers in each of his three full seasons,…