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Heath Bell -
Arizona Diamondbacks
Age: 35
Position Eligibility:
RP-73
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Last Update: 5/18/2013
| System | Position | Team | IP | W | L | Saves | ERA | WHIP | K | Walks | Value |
| Composite | RP | ARI | 53 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.57 | 1.32 | 50 | 20 | $-3 |
| RotoChamp | RP | ARI | 50 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.42 | 1.40 | 47 | 21 | $-4 |
| Steamer-Razzball | RP | ARI | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.84 | 1.37 | 48 | 24 | $-8 |
| FanGraphs Fans | RP | ARI | 54 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.63 | 1.30 | 52 | 22 | $-4 |
| ZIPS | RP | ARI | 59 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3.84 | 1.33 | 54 | 22 | $-3 |
| CAIRO | RP | ARI | 66 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 3.67 | 1.34 | 67 | 26 | $4 |
| ROS (BETA) | RP | ARI | 37 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.16 | 1.38 | 37 | 14 | $-2 |
| Current | RP | ARI | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4.50 | 1.44 | 23 | 3 | $1 |
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| Season | G | IP | W | L | Saves | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | FIP | xFIP |
| 2012 | 73 | 63 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 5.09 | 1.55 | 59 | 29 | 3.72 | 4.02 |
| 2011 | 64 | 62 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 2.44 | 1.15 | 51 | 21 | 3.23 | 3.67 |
| 2010 | 67 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 1.93 | 1.20 | 86 | 28 | 2.05 | 3.11 |
| 2009 | 68 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 2.71 | 1.12 | 79 | 24 | 2.42 | 3.02 |
| 2008 | 74 | 78 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3.58 | 1.21 | 71 | 28 | 3.34 | 3.80 |
| 2007 | 81 | 93 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2.02 | 0.96 | 102 | 30 | 2.50 | 2.82 |
Anderson, Chase
Bell, Heath
Bloomquist, Willie
Bradley, Archie
Cahill, Trevor
Campana, Tony
Chavez, Eric
Collmenter, Josh
Corbin, Patrick
Davidson, Matthew
Delgado, Randall
Eaton, Adam
Goldschmidt, Paul
Gregorius, Didi
Hernandez, David
Hill, Aaron
Hinske, Eric
Holmberg, David
Hudson, Daniel
Kennedy, Ian
Kubel, Jason
McCarthy, Brandon
Miley, Wade
Montero, Miguel
Nieves, Wil
Owings, Chris
Parra, Gerardo
Pennington, Cliff
Pollock, A.J.
Prado, Martin
Putz, J.J.
Reynolds, Matt
Ross, Cody
Sipp, Tony
Skaggs, Tyler
Trahan, Stryker
Zagurski, Mike
Ziegler, Brad
Kimbrel, Craig - ATL
Chapman, Aroldis - CIN
Romo, Sergio - SF
Papelbon, Jonathan - PHI
Nathan, Joe - TEX
Rodney, Fernando - TB
Putz, J.J. - ARI
Rivera, Mariano - NYY
Street, Huston - SD
Grilli, Jason - PIT
Johnson, Jim - BAL
Betancourt, Rafael - COL
Wilhelmsen, Tom - SEA
Balfour, Grant - OAK
Holland, Greg - KAN
Soriano, Rafael - WAS
Frieri, Ernesto - LAA
Janssen, Casey - TOR
Jansen, Kenley - LAD
Axford, John - MIL
Perkins, Glen - MIN
McGee, Jake - TB
Benoit, Joaquin - DET
Hanrahan, Joel - BOS
Davis, Wade - KAN
Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove Says:
Heath Bell had an absolutely dominant year. Take a look at his stat line:
6-1, 47 SV, 70 IP, 1.93 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 28 BB, 86 K, .221 BAA, .585 OPS
The most amazing thing about this line is that while he still destroyed opposing teams at the cavernous pitcher’s park known as Petco (2.25 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 48 K, .229 BAA in 35 IP - where he gave up his one and only homer of the year), he actually pitched better away from his home turf (1.59 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 38 K, .213 BAA in 36 IP). The fact that Bell pitched well in Petco is not surprising - the fact that he dominated away from the ballpark bodes well, especially knowing that he could be traded during the 2011 season.
Bell has two primary weaknesses. The first being he loves to walk batters with no men on (19 of his 28 walks were with no men on base). The other being with a man on second, his gave up 11 hits and 7 walks in 42 plate appearances. This is nitpicking a guy who more often than not, made up for those mistakes (.164 BAA with men on first, and only allowed 8 runs total with the opposing team within 2 runs of the Padres). After watching the Padres play numerous times last season, it's obvious that this guy does not have the same killer instinct with the bases clear as with more "imminent" threats staring right at him. This obviously wasn't a problem for Bell last season, but for a guy of his build and level of "athleticism" (seriously, look at the guy), a rapid decline in performance wouldn't be unexpected.
Another, non statistic-related item is the state of the San Diego Padres. This offseason, the franchise showed they are willing to give up players knowing they have the inability to pay them down the road. With Bell a year away from free agency, as a fantasy owner I would worry about him being traded to a team like the Red Sox, Yankees or Phillies with an established closer in place. Considering how many times San Diego has been rumored to have Bell on the block in the past few seasons, this should be of definite concern.
Projection: Even with a great young pitching staff, I see the Padres out of contention by the July trade deadline, and thus Heath Bell being shipped out of SD. The following projection assumes he'll remain a closer, but obviously this ranking will change depending on his role with his new team. However, his dominance away from Petco leads me to believe he'll still maintain excellent peripherals. Buyer beware!
68 IP, 37 saves, 2.20 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 75 K
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