For the third year in a row, Josh Bell has been named the Pirates Prospects Minor League Player of the Year. Fortunately for other players in the system, this will be the final year Bell will win the award. Actually, it would be a massive disappointment if Bell were in position at this point to win the award in a future year, since the 2016 season saw him make the jump to the majors, where he is putting up an .880 OPS in 109 plate appearances.
Prior to making the jump to the majors, Bell posted an .