The Morning Briefing: Jingle Bells. Josh Bell Traded to the Washington Nationals

Good Morning, Washington Nationals fans.

Merry Christmas.

Today's top story: Josh Bell Traded to the Washington Nationals

Well, we were going to take the day off and not send a briefing, but the Washington Nationals had other plans. Yesterday, afternoon The Washington Nationals have made their first offseason move. The Washington Nationals have acquired first baseman Josh Bell from the Pirates in exchange for a pair of young pitchers: Eddy Yean and Wil Crowe.

Josh Bell is a 28-year-old switch hitter who plays exclusively first base. He's hit 83 home runs since 2017, which puts him among the top 50 in that span. [Click here to read the full article]

Our Friends at Talk Nats.com has a great article worth your time this morning about how Josh Bell checks one more priority on their Nats List. From the article: "The Washington Nationals have clear priorities for next year, and we took a deep dive into a Top-10 at the end of September. Sure, things changed quickly when manager Dave Martinez opted to make changes on his coaching staff." [Click here to read the full article]

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