Joshua

Bell

DHAge : 34Bats : S

#56

Josh Bell

#56DHMinnesota Twins

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 118 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2016-07-08

Born in : Irving, TX, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Minnesota Twins	154	568	145	21	96	.255	.738
2025	Washington Nationals	140	468	111	22	63	.237	.742
2024		145	538	134	19	71	.249	.724
2024	Arizona Diamondbacks	41	140	39	5	22	.279	.797
2024	Miami Marlins	104	398	95	14	49	.239	.699
2023		150	547	135	22	74	.247	.744
2023	Miami Marlins	53	200	54	11	26	.270	.818
2023	Cleveland Guardians	97	347	81	11	48	.233	.701
2022		156	552	147	17	71	.266	.784
2022	San Diego Padres	53	177	34	3	14	.192	.587
2022	Washington Nationals	103	375	113	14	57	.301	.877
2021	Washington Nationals	144	498	130	27	88	.261	.823
2020	Pittsburgh Pirates	57	195	44	8	22	.226	.669
2019	Pittsburgh Pirates	143	527	146	37	116	.277	.936
2018	Pittsburgh Pirates	148	501	131	12	62	.261	.768
2017	Pittsburgh Pirates	159	549	140	26	90	.255	.800
2016	Pittsburgh Pirates	45	128	35	3	19	.273	.774
Career totals		1441	5071	1298	214	772	.256	.780

ContractMinnesota Twins payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 7.0 M$
AAV: 7.00 M$

2026
5.75 M$
Guaranteed
2027
10.00 M$
Mutual option

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

106

wOBA

.323

xwOBA

.335

OPS

.738

AVG

.255

OBP

.319

RBI

631

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.6

Home runs

2026 WAR

0.7

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+6)

20230.4 WAR · 0.4 per full season
2024-0.1 WAR · -0.1 per full season
2025-0.1 WAR · -0.1 per full season
20260.7 WAR · 0.7 per full season

Outlook, age included

-9 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Very good

CON: Contact; 78
POW: Power; 80
EYE: Eye; 78
SPD: Speed; 52
FLD: Fielding; —
DUR: Durability; 84
EX: Experience; 84

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.7

#200 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

40 / 100

#160 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

26 / 100

Surplus $-0.2M · salary $7.0M

PAL: dimensions

Offense57

Power63

Discipline49

Speed8

Defense24

WAR, in runs

Batting+4.5

Baserunning-4.1

Fielding-0.7

Positional-15.1

Replacement+19.2

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

89.9 mi/h

65th percentile

Max exit velocity

113.7 mi/h

85th percentile

Barrels

9.6 %

66th percentile

Hard-hit

42.0 %

57th percentile

xBA

.256

65th percentile

Bat speed

71.9 mi/h

48th percentile

Sprint speed

26.0 pi/s

17th percentile

Outs above average

-1

43th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	MIN	0.7	40	80	89.9	113.7	9.6	42.0	.256
2025	WSH	-0.1	45	80	90.4	114.1	12.0	47.0	.256
2024	AZ	-0.1	13	80	88.9	111.2	7.6	40.1	.233
2023	MIA	0.4	36	85	90.1	114.0	10.1	43.0	.257
2022	SD	2.1	64	87	88.9	112.2	7.2	40.8	.267
2021	WSH	2.2	78	88	92.5	115.8	8.8	52.0	.267

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	vs TEX	2	1	1	3	1	1	.255
Sep 26	vs TEX	4	1	0	1	0	0	.254
Sep 25	vs TEX	2	0	0	0	2	0	.254
Sep 23	@ SF	5	1	0	1	0	0	.255
Sep 22	@ SF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.256
Sep 20	@ LAA	4	3	0	2	1	1	.258
Sep 19	@ LAA	4	2	0	0	0	1	.254
Sep 18	@ LAA	4	1	0	1	0	0	.252
Sep 17	@ LAA	5	1	0	0	0	1	.252
Sep 16	vs NYY	5	1	0	1	0	1	.253