Josh Bell has goals. Once the whole arbitration process is taken care of, the Nationals’ new first baseman wants to get to work on getting to the postseason for what would be his first taste of playoff baseball in his five seasons in the majors.
“Obviously I think first and foremost, every baseball player, especially that hasn’t been to the postseason in the past, wants to get to the postseason,” Bell said.
“You want to taste the champagne. You want to have all the hard work feel like it’s starting to pay off, and then you hunt for more than that.