“As Spring Training rolls around, you start getting reps every day, I’m excited to be able to finally drop that ball into [shortstop Kevin] Newman to turn that double play.The way Bell described his approach last spring, it sounded like anybody could hit the way he did throughout April and his Player of the Month Award-winning May. That’s a front-office concern for the future, though, and the slugger is much more focused on the present. But once I started focusing more and more on offspeed pitches, I just went downhill for a stretch of time.”Need proof? But when Bell slumped last season, the mechanics of his swing weren’t really the issue.“I was learning [in recent years] how to [play the infield] for the first time and trying to have a shorter arm stroke. He studied pitchers and timed up their fastballs, focused on driving the ball to center or the opposite field. Now, as I’ve gotten older, I’m starting to understand when my arm needs to be up and why I need to stride a little bit longer toward the target that I’m throwing at. On Saturday, Bell revealed he’s also adjusted his arm slot to improve his throwing. by. On Saturday, Bell revealed he’s also adjusted his arm slot to improve his throwing.Bell has three seasons of club control remaining before he can reach free agency, so the Pirates do not have to do anything to keep him besides tendering contracts each year through 2022. Estimated Reading Time: 2 Minutes. “I’m going to go out on a limb here,” Shelton said, “and say Josh Bell is probably going to play first base a lot. He plans to carry those changes into the season.PITTSBURGH -- Three days before the Pirates traded center fielder Starling Marte to the D-backs, manager Derek Shelton sat inside the PNC Park press dining room surrounded by a crowd of reporters. There was a point at the beginning of this season where the Yankees had the most number of players on the injured list (12), in all of baseball. “So I think health, first and foremost. St. Louis is averaging 3.53 runners left in scoring position per game, and while that's not the worst in the league, it ranks in the bottom half.It's really incredible what the Yankees have done in the first quarter-plus of this season. A big part of their standings drop is the team's inconsistent offense. Eleven of those hits came in one game. Never really understood the aspects behind when and why. “I wasn’t doing the normal progression, giving my body time to get in sync and behind baseballs. Here’s what he said at PiratesFest.In addition to his strength and flexibility work, Bell altered his diet by increasing his intake of fruits and vegetables. Otherwise, they'll quickly fall to the bottom of their division.The Cardinals entered Saturday's game with 409 at-bats with runners in scoring position, the fifth-most in the National League and most in the NL Central. They don’t have much of a history of extending arbitration-eligible players like Bell into their free-agent years, and Scott Boras clients like Bell typically establish their value on the free-agent market.“Day 1 of my throwing program, I just told myself that I was going to release the ball sidearm every time. “But going back to the basics, that’s the easiest thing in the world, just focusing on timing one thing.”The Pirates’ decision to trade Marte was an admission that they don’t expect to contend this season. Thank you everyone for watching. If you haven't done so, make sure to subscribe! But that's misleading. They're capable of scoring 10 runs one game, and then only manage to get two on the board the next game. A streaky offense certainly won't get the Cardinals back to the playoffs, they have a talented enough lineup to be competitive but if the offense can't steady itself, they might need to start thinking about an acquisition or two at the trade deadline to help boost their offense. That's the sixth-worst in the NL and lower half in baseball.© 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. The slugger is batting .306 with 26 Home Runs and 81 RBIs a week before the all-star break. General manager Ben Cherington did not hide the fact that the organization needs more talent to build a sustainable contender.

While Bell’s agents were negotiating his $4.8 million salary with the Pirates earlier this month, the 27-year-old said he went “M.I.A.” He learned of the deal after he finished working out in Newport Beach, Calif.“One of our trainers brought me over a phone, because I had like 15 missed calls,” Bell said.

Christian Heilman; July 5, 2019. In the other 20, they're hitting .215 (21-for-135). So that’s my key for this year.”Bell’s swing is not as simple as that of, say, Christian Yelich or teammate Bryan Reynolds. The obvious follow-up question, then: Why not go ahead and trade Bell, too?What else has Bell been working on to improve on his 37-homer, 116-RBI campaign?

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