In the priciest free agent deal since they signed Edwin Encarnación in December of 2016, the Cleveland Guardians have agreed to terms on a two-year, $33 million deal with free agent, switch-hitting first baseman Josh Bell. Hallelujah, Christmas came early, and we can all get our various “bell”, “ring,” “ding”, and “dong” puns ready.
As I mentioned last week, Josh Bell was the top free agent first baseman remaining following Anthony Rizzo and José Abreu’s respective signings — kudos to the Dolans, Chris Antonetti, Mike Chernoff, and the rest of the Cleveland front office for getting their man.