PLAYING TIME: Putz out; Bell and Hernandez to share ARI closer role
May 8 2013
Team-by-team playing time allocation charts can be found in our Teamview pages.
| National League | American League | |
| Diamondbacks | Heath Bell may share closing duties | |
| Arizona Diamondbacks RP Heath Bell said he was told that he and RP David Hernandez will split the closer duties based on matchups with RP J.J. Putz (elbow) on the disabled list. Source: MLB.com - Steve Gilbert | |
| BHQ take: Since giving up three earned runs in a third of an inning on Opening Day, Bell been fine: 13 IP, 4 ER, 18 K (9.0 Cmd), with two saves in three opportunities and a 2.57 xERA. Inducing more grounders (currently 38%) and mitigating the damage caused by long balls (currently 20% hr/f) will help further his... |
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