Josh Bell was hitting .301 on the year, with a .384 OBP, a .493 SLG, 24 doubles, and 14 home runs in 103 games and 437 plate appearances on the year before he was dealt to San Diego in the trade with Juan Soto which netted five high-end prospects and a major league bat for Washington’s Nationals before the trade deadline passed on Tuesday afternoon.
Of course, Soto’s name was the big one in the headlines after the trade, but as Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez said after the deal went down, Bell was a big part of the club in D.