The Washington Nationals are one of the teams for which most want to strengthen themselves Season 2021 after missing the play-offs as defending champion the latest MLB campaign, and now with that goal in mind, they have made a very interesting change that could mean an increase in the offensive production of the capital constellation.
According to information from Jeff Passan, the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to change first baseman Josh Bell from the City of Steel to the capital of the United States, in one of the largest cartel deals to date. low season.
In exchange for Bell, the Pirates receive a package that includes 19-year old Dominican pitcher Eddie Yean and 26-year old pitcher Wil Crowe, who made his debut with the Capital-team in 2020.
Bell, for his part, since Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison left the Pittsburgh lineup, he became the Pirates’ lead hitter, and in his career he has scored 86 home runs so far, a .261 average, 309 RBI’s and 496. since its debut in 2016.