Bleacher Report · Dec 24, 2020
Nationals' Updated Lineup After Josh Bell Trade with Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates' Josh Bell stands during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Pittsburgh. The Cardinals won 2-1. (AP Photo/David Dermer)The Washington Nationals will have dual-threat power at the plate when they take the field this spring following a trade that brought first baseman to the nation's capital.
The team announced Thursday that it acquired Bell from the in exchange for a pair of right-handed pitching prospects: Wil Crowe and Eddy Yean.
Bell spent the past five seasons with the Pirates, who drafted him in the second round in 2011.