PITTSBURGH, PA - JULY 03: Josh Bell #55 of the Pittsburgh Pirates rounds second after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on July 3, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
The Pittsburgh Pirates sold low on Josh Bell and still got decent value for him. The Texas Rangers should be salivating at this development.
If the Texas Rangers were planning on dealing Joey Gallo at a future juncture, they stand to benefit greatly from one major Christmas Eve transaction.
That would be the trade between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals which occurred Thursday afternoon, sending first baseman Josh Bell to the nation’s capital in exchange for pitching prospects Eddy Yean and Wil Crowe, according to multiple reports.