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2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: RP

Most positions have a definitive chart topper, while a few have two players battling it out to be called the best at their respective positions. The relief pitcher rankings have anywhere from three to five guys that can make claims on the top spot atop the rankings. The 41-year-old Mariano Rivera didn't slow down one iota...

Heath Bell Recovering After Bout With Typhoid Fever on Vacation

Baseball players have a knack for injuring themselves in strange ways when they're not on the field, but Padres' closer Heath Bell has taken that art to a new level. While on vacation with his wife in Fiji, he contracted typhoid fever and had to be hospitalized later on the trip when he and his wife were renewing their...

Steve Phillips' Fix My Team: Padres

Every team has a few precious months in the offseason to make tweaks to their roster and ensure that they improve in 2011. Steve Phillips has taken a team to the World Series before, and in November and December he will present his plan for every major league team to get there as well. It's the 22nd episode of Fix My Team,...

Heath Bell Staying With Padres Despite Adrian Gonzalez Trade, GM Says

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Heath Bell is not going to be the next Padre out the door. "Heath is going to be our closer in 2011," Padres GM Jed Hoyer said Monday, a day after completing a deal to send franchise icon Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox. The easy assumption after the Gonzalez deal is that the Padres are in full...

Cameron Maybin Trade Analysis

Here's the breakdown on the trade that sends center fielder Cameron Maybin to the Padres and relievers Ryan Webb and Edward Mujica to the Marlins. • In Maybin, 23, the Padres get a super-athletic player who has the most upside of any center fielder they employ save Donavan Tate, a fellow former top-10 draft pick who...

Heath Bell News From the Web

05/28/12 Miami Marlins continue red-hot May (19-8); Heath Bell... Source: The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL As Heath Bell ran in from the bullpen in the ninth inning Monday, Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen turned toward the railing separating the dugout from owner Jeffrey Loria's seat.
05/28/12 Marlins support struggling closer Bellâfor now Source: Sporting News Struggling Miami Marlins closer Heath Bell still has the support of manager Ozzie Guillen, even after the three-time All-Star had to be yanked in the ninth inning from consecutive games.
05/26/12 Buehrle pitches Marlins past Giants Source: Idaho Statesman - Boise ID Mark Buehrle pitched into the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins moved within a victory of tying the team record for the most in a month with a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
05/24/12 Heath Bell rocks a t-shirt that looks like a 1970s... Source: Larry Brown Sports If I had to guess what the attire was of a pitcher who has recently gotten his season back on track and converted four straight save opportunities, I'd probably go with tuxedo t-shirt.
05/23/12 Bell rebounding in Miami Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA After a dreadful start for the Miami Marlins (four blown saves in seven opportunities), Heath Bell is back to closing out games.