I’ve been getting a lot of questions about Josh Bell lately, specifically wondering when he might arrive in the Majors. It’s a weird question to receive at a time when John Jaso is hitting for a .344/.403/.469 line (prior to tonight), and ranks 8th out of 25 qualified first basemen in WAR. Even if you consider moving Bell to a corner outfield spot, Gregory Polanco ranks tied for first in WAR for right fielders, and Starling Marte is tied for second for left-fielders.
Bell is blocked at every spot he could possibly play (and I’m not sure the corner outfield spots are an option for him now that he’s added muscle with the move to first).