Josh Bell put up big numbers in 2019, and the Nationals are hoping for a return to form from the 28-year-old first baseman who struggled at the plate in 2020. Having acquired Bell over the holiday, however, GM Mike Rizzo is not done building the roster for 2021, and the switch hitting Bell coming to D.C. doesn’t necessarily mean there’s no room on the roster for Ryan Zimmerman, who’s hoping to return for a 16th season in D.C. after opting out of playing this past season.
“I’d think that the acquisition of Josh Bell isn’t going to prohibit us from looking for a good right-handed hitter that either comes off the bench or plays multiple positions or something like that,” Rizzo said when asked about Zimmerman in a Zoom call over the weekend.