2023 Stats
AVG
.223
HR
3
RBI
24
R
7
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
As fantasy managers, we want all the data we can get to analyze how a player will perform. One thing we cannot measure is what happens when you disrupt a player's situation with a midseason trade and we saw that come to pass with Bell last season. The first baseman was having a terrific fantasy season for managers who bought back in at a great price this past winter until the deadline deal to the Padres where he slipped back into 2020 levels of production without the excuse of a pandemic at its peak to blame. His performance simply cratered out west dropping from a 143 wRC+ with the Nationals to a 79 wRC+ with the Padres. The pre-trade performance was some of the best production we have seen from Bell while the performance with the Padres was a return to the 2020 season which tanked his value he established during the happy fun ball season of 2019. His 2021 numbers are a more realistic expectation of what the 30 year old free agent can do in a full season, but he is on his third team in less than a year after signing with the Guardians to be their designated hitter. Read Past Outlooks

Day off Monday
Bell is not in the starting lineup Monday against the Orioles.
ANALYSIS
Bell will get a day off after he went 3-for-20 with a double, an RBI, two walks and five strikeouts while starting six straight games. Jose Ramirez will take over at designated hitter while Gabriel Arias enters the lineup at the hot corner and bats fifth in the series opener with Baltimore.
Bell will get a day off after he went 3-for-20 with a double, an RBI, two walks and five strikeouts while starting six straight games. Jose Ramirez will take over at designated hitter while Gabriel Arias enters the lineup at the hot corner and bats fifth in the series opener with Baltimore.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+6%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+18%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .815 | 458 | 17 | 65 | .255 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .767 | 964 | 30 | 118 | .259 | ||||
2023vs Left | .744 | 66 | 1 | 7 | .212 | ||||
2023vs Right | .628 | 144 | 2 | 17 | .228 | ||||
2022vs Left | .816 | 210 | 7 | 32 | .276 | ||||
2022vs Right | .768 | 434 | 10 | 39 | .261 | ||||
2021vs Left | .838 | 182 | 9 | 26 | .245 | ||||
2021vs Right | .815 | 386 | 18 | 62 | .268 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+14%
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+29%
OPS on Road
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Since 2021Home | .834 | 696 | 26 | 92 | .278 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .733 | 726 | 21 | 91 | .239 | ||||
2023Home | .584 | 109 | 1 | 11 | .208 | ||||
2023Away | .754 | 101 | 2 | 13 | .241 | ||||
2022Home | .890 | 322 | 13 | 39 | .293 | ||||
2022Away | .679 | 322 | 4 | 32 | .240 | ||||
2021Home | .870 | 265 | 12 | 42 | .289 | ||||
2021Away | .782 | 303 | 15 | 46 | .237 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Josh Bell compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.71BB Rate
13.8%K Rate
19.5%BABIP
.270ISO
.112AVG
.223OBP
.329SLG
.335OPS
.664wOBA
.300Exit Velocity
89.9 mphHard Hit Rate
29.3%Barrels/PA
4.8%Expected BA
.261Expected SLG
.408Sprint Speed
23.0 ft/secGround Ball %
57.9%Line Drive %
15.0%Fly Ball %
27.1%Advanced Batting Stats
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Bell was acquired by the Nationals prior to the 2021 season to add some thump to the lineup. He finished the season 18% better than league average by wRC+, but did not reach the levels of production which got most excited back in 2019. The overall quality of contact remained strong, but the 13% Barrel rate which fueled the 2019 season fell back to his 8-9% career range. His Statcast page remains loaded with red ink and he is slotted to hit behind Juan Soto, which should provide ample RBI chances as the league pitches around the wunderkind. Bell is in his final year of team control, so should the Nationals fall out of contention, Bell becomes a primary trade target of a contender looking for a run producer in the top half of the lineup. Expect Bell to have another solid season with an outside chance of another spectacular one.
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On bench for nightcap
Bell is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Guardians.
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Slugs third homer
Bell went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-7 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.
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Three hits, homer in win
Bell went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Marlins.
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Clubs first homer
Bell went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 4-3 win over the Nationals.
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Not starting Tuesday
Bell isn't in the Guardians' lineup Tuesday against the Athletics.
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