Heath Bell
reliever | throws: right | bats: right | height: 6-3 | weight: 240 | born: 09.29.77

Heath Bell
Heath Bell saves games.
Career stats: Baseball-Reference.com
2010 age: 32
2010 salary: $4 million
Contract status: Bell signed a one-year contract on Jan. 15, 2010.
In the show: Mets (2004-06), Padres (2007-present)
How he was acquired: The Padres traded Jon Adkins and Ben Johnson to the Mets for Bell and Royce Ring on Nov. 15, 2006.

Career year, 2009: 6-4, 2.71 ERA, 42 saves, 79 strikeouts and 24 walks in 69.2 innings
2010 projections (Bill James Handbook): 5-4, 2.69 ERA, 43 saves, 81 strikeouts and 24 walks in 77 innings

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  • Two-time NL All-Star (2009-10)
  • Led league in saves (2009)
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