Heath Bell

have subsequently seen success elsewhere.  In the course of three moves in 2006, Minaya traded Heath Bell (2.72 ERA with San Diego in 2007 and ’08), Royce Ring (2.70 ERA for San Diego and Atlanta in 2007), Henry Owens (1.96 ERA for Florida in 2007), Matt Lindstrom (3.11 ERA for Florida in 2007 and ’08), and Brian Bannister (12-9 with a 3.87 ERA as a rookie for Kansas City in 2007) for Jon Adkins (1 IP for the Mets in 2007), Ben Johnson (27 AB for the Mets in 2007), Jason Vargas (12.19 ERA in two starts for the Mets in 2007), Adam Bostick (5.78 ERA for Triple-A New Orleans in 2007 and ’08), and Ambiorix Burgos (23.2 IP for the Mets in 2007, but didn’t play in the majors in ’08 and is currently dealing with serious legal trouble).

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p;    0 (24 Saves)     4.14          1.38

Heath Bell                 34             2.02             0.96              18             3.25          1.16

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appears available, but he is not much of an upgrade over anything the Mets have.  The Padres' Heath Bell, Cla Meredith or Mike Adams are all decent relievers who could be paired with Giles in a possible deal, but the Mets might have to give up too much to get both players.  Likewise, Seattle's Sean Green and Arthur Rhodes would be upgrades over Carlos Muniz, but acquiring both Ibanez and a reliever might cost the Mets a top prospect.  The Mets might be able to get Cleveland's Rafael Betancourt on the cheap.  He had a superb season last year, but has struggled this year, so maybe a change of scenery could benefit him.  The other possibility is the Royals' lefty Ron Mahay, but they just signed him to a lucrative contract this offseason so they might ask for a lot in return.

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