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2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: RP

By R.J. WhiteFeb 25th 2011 – 3:00PM

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

By Pat LackeyDec 15th 2010 – 7:14PM

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

By FanHouse TVDec 14th 2010 – 2:00PM

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

By Jeff FletcherDec 6th 2010 – 1:25PM

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

By Tom KrasovicNov 13th 2010 – 5:33PM

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

  • 06/03/12 Phil Sheridan: Phillies can't come from behind Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia PA They lost the kind of game they really have to win if they're going to stay afloat until the rescue crew arrives.
  • 06/02/12 Marlins' closer Heath Bell prevails over taunts,... Source: The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL Marlins closer Heath Bell survived distractions from the Phillies' fans, manager and hitters today to notch his fourth straight save.
  • 06/02/12 Bell chimes in with save Source: CBSSports.com Giancarlo Stanton hit his 12th home run in May to tie the franchise record for a single month and the Miami Marlins earned their 20th comeback victory Wednesday night, completing a three-game sweep of the first-place Washington Nationals with a 5-3 win.
  • 05/30/12 5 Reasons Why Miami Has Survived Their Nightmare Start Source: Bleacher Report Heath Bell started the season off dreadfully and still continues to find his groove with his new team.
  • 05/29/12 Resliency in South Florida Source: Bugs & Cranks Another day, another mammoth home run by Giancarlo Stanton.

Background on heath bell

Heath Justin Bell (born September 29, 1977) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.

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