PITTSBURGH -- Josh Bell's bat made him one of the top prospects in the Pirates' system. But when the 24-year-old left his end-of-season exit interview with manager Clint Hurdle and general manager Neal Huntington, he was thinking mostly about his defense.
Bell was exclusively a right fielder from the time he was drafted in 2011 until he went to the Arizona Fall League in '14, when he became exclusively a first baseman. Now, after a reintroduction to right field in July, he's both. The Pirates will expect him to handle infield and outfield duties when he reports to Spring Training in February, and Bell is up for the challenge.