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Josh Bell Undergoes Knee Surgery

By Jeff Todd | February 1, 2017 at 4:39pm CDT

The Pirates have announced that exciting young hitter Josh Bell has undergone knee surgery to remove a loose body from his left knee. He is expected to require a two-to-four-week down period before resuming baseball activities, which could put his Opening Day status in doubt.

It seems that the procedure is a fairly minor one; certainly, there’s little reason to think it seriously clouds Bell’s outlook for 2017 and beyond. It’s true, as Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette notes on Twitter, that this is now the third recent injury to that joint, but all have been relatively minor. While it’s disappointing that the surgery did not occur until this late stage, Pittsburgh explains that Bell felt discomfort during offseason workouts and was examined upon reporting the issue to the club.

Bell, 24, cracked the majors for the first time in 2016. While the switch hitter didn’t show much power, Bell exhibited a rare mastery of the strike zone, recording 21 walks against just 19 strikeouts over 152 plate appearances. He ended with a strong .273/.368/.406 batting line, setting the stage for a much more prominent role in the season to come.

The Bucs are well positioned to deal with any absence, though the injury adds to the creeping uncertainty in the corner infield. Presumptive third baseman Jung Ho Kang is a question mark after a regrettable DUI incident — though he’s expected for camp. David Freese and John Jaso remain on hand to pick up any slack, and there’s depth beyond that. The 40-man roster includes versatile fielders such as Alen Hanson, Adam Frazier, and Gift Ngoepe, while Jason Rogers and Joey Terdoslavich are among the non-roster possibilities to fill some time at first base.

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  1. 24TheKid

    8 years ago

    Can someone explain to me what remove a lose body means?

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    • Sundevil617

      8 years ago

      Essentially a loose “body” in medical terms is a type of knee surgery to remove detached tissue so it doesn’t cause any issues. It’s just tissue detached around the knee that can cause issues it’s nothing serious.

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      • Gwynning's Anal Lover

        8 years ago

        I knew this girl who was kind of loose. Had to remove her off my body. Poor Josh is undergoing the same type of procedure.

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        • dudeness88

          8 years ago

          I give it a 3/10

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        • mcconaugheyslincoln

          8 years ago

          That is being generous.

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        • Ilikesox

          8 years ago

          Very generous

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        • ottomatic

          8 years ago

          Don’t listen to them, it was actually pretty funny

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    • aceofrainbows

      8 years ago

      He has a tiny human inside his knee and it won’t stop punching him.

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  2. baseball10

    8 years ago

    Maybe enough to hold down his fantasy value for us fantasy owners hoping to get good value. Shouldn’t affect his opening day status from the sound of it

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  3. jaxsonthebeef

    8 years ago

    The link goes to the wrong Josh Bell.

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  4. R.D.

    8 years ago

    Gift Ngope will soon join the ranks of Greg Legg, Boof Bonser, Brooks Pounders, Joey Pankake, Jose Jose, and Rock Shoulders as the greatest AAA players (by name.)

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    • mcconaugheyslincoln

      8 years ago

      Brooks Pounders is the greatest. Only thing better would be Buddy McThundersticks.

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      • ronnsnow

        8 years ago

        Boaty McBoatface

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        • jmgara

          8 years ago

          Good one, but most Americans won’t get that.

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        • siddfinch1079

          8 years ago

          Big McLargeHuge?

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      • ottomatic

        8 years ago

        Rock Shoulders would get my vote

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  5. Solaris611

    8 years ago

    Bucs could probably sign Pedro Alvarez to a minors contract for insurance in case Bell is out for any length of time. Granted he’s a hack in the field, but the man has pop.

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    • EKocur57

      8 years ago

      Yeah, but think in terms of bridges burned. Pedro would probably rather play for the Hiroshima Carp

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      • L.Wrong Hubbard

        8 years ago

        Would love to see El Toro in Japan, although they would have a real hard time pronouncing that over here…

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    • bigkempin

      8 years ago

      How do you figure that the Bucs could sign Alvarez on a minor league contract? He has his limitations but he also kills RHP…..and then there’s the matter of his agent being Scott Boras.

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      • EKocur57

        8 years ago

        He kills right handers who for some reason decide to throw him fastballs
        Throw him curve balls in the dirt and it’s a quick three strikes

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  6. longjohnsilver

    8 years ago

    I don’t know Jeff, you certainly have something against Jose Osuna. He would be a FAR better choice for first then Rogers (who was DFA while keeping Osuna) or Terdoslavich who signed a minor league deal, and can’t hit his way out of a wet paper bag.

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  7. duhtruth

    8 years ago

    I wish he was a dodger

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    • Blue_Painted_Dreams_LA

      8 years ago

      That guy named Cody Bellinger is pretty good. Rated pretty highly defensively and all also.

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    • therealryan

      8 years ago

      Did the NL add the DH?

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  8. t_o__n_y

    8 years ago

    The link goes to the better Josh Bell. Both are trash though.

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  9. Lanidrac

    8 years ago

    Once again, the Pirates are glad they picked up Freese on the cheap.

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  10. Gwynning's Anal Lover

    8 years ago

    Historically speaking, would they really bring Bell up before June 1st?

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    • Robertowannabe

      8 years ago

      Since he was up in July on last year then up for good from mid August, does it matter when they put him on the ML roster this year?

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  11. ironcity1980

    8 years ago

    Should give Byung ho park a chance maybe he can keep kang away from the bottle

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