After blowing Sunday's opportunity, Heath Bell pitched a scoreless ninth for a save Tuesday against the Braves. Bell pitched around a Paul Goldschmidt error, striking out two of the four batters he faced. That came after David Hernandez struck out the side in the eighth. Bell is now 5-for-6 in his save opportunities this year. Technically, he does have two blown saves, but the first came in the seventh inning of a game last month.

Heath Bell suffered a blown save in Sunday's loss to the Phillies. Bell allowed two doubles and a game-tying RBI single to Domonic Brown to give up a two-run lead in the ninth-inning. It cost Brandon McCarthy his first win of the season and the Phillies went on to eventually win the game in extra-innings. It's not going to take too many more of these outings before David Hernandez takes over as the full-time closer. Bell had previously been 3-for-3 in save situations.

Heath Bell notched his third save in three days Thursday night against the Phillies. Nursing a one-run lead, Bell gave up a one-out double to Domonic Brown, but he managed to get Carlos Ruiz to fly out and Laynce Nix to ground out to end it. We still don't have much faith in the veteran right-hander, but he should be owned in all fantasy leagues as long as he continues to get opportunities. Since Bell has worked in three straight games, Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson could look to David Hernandez or Matt Reynolds for a potential save chance on Friday night.

Heath Bell pitched around a leadoff double to pick up a save in a 3-2 game against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Bell lowered his ERA to 4.40 in picking up his third save. Expect him to be Arizona's closer until he blows at least one save. That said, he might not get the opportunity if one develops Thursday; he'd be pitching on a third straight day, which is something he hasn't done this year.

Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said Heath Bell will get the first shot at closing while J.J. Putz is out. Bell told reporters earlier that he and David Hernandez would rotate based on matchups, but it appears that the former Padres and Marlins closer will get the first crack at the job. It's not surprising given that Bell has pitched better than Hernandez in recent weeks. But Hernandez is the more talented pitcher and is a good bet to eventually take the job.

Heath Bell said Wednesday that he was told he and David Hernandez would handle the eighth and ninth innings depending on matchups in J.J. Putz's absence. So it sounds like it will be a tag-team effort rather than solely Bell's job initially as had been reported. Bell got the save Tuesday and has pitched better than Hernandez of late, so he'll probably get the next opportunity. Hernandez is a better long-term investment, however.

Heath Bell will fill in for J.J. Putz (elbow) as the Diamondbacks' closer. Putz left Tuesday's game with elbow stiffness and is expected to be placed on the disabled list. Some considered David Hernandez the favorite to replace him at closer, but Bell has the "proven closer" tag and has actually been pretty effective of late. Pick him up in all fantasy formats.

After replacing an injured J.J. Putz, Heath Bell got three outs for his second save Tuesday against the Dodgers. The case for making Bell the Diamondbacks closer if Putz lands on the DL would rest entirely on his experience in the role. He has a 4.72 ERA this season, though that does come with a nifty 19/3 K/BB ratio in 13 1/3 innings. Still, David Hernandez is the better bet and Matt Reynolds is pitching the best of anyone in Arizona's bullpen. Those two would make more sense as save candidates.

Heath Bell has allowed one run while striking out 13 over his last 6 2/3 innings. Bell was disastrous against the Cardinals in his first appearance of the season, giving up three runs and two homers in 1/3 of an inning, but he's great since. "He's got confidence," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "When he had his little blip there, we went and looked at some film and figured some things out." It's possible Bell will wind up being a decent middle reliever for the D'Backs, albeit an overpaid one.

Making his Diamondbacks debut, Heath Bell gave up three runs and two homers in one-third of an inning Tuesday against the Cardinals. It was one thing for the Diamondbacks to take a chance on Bell; it was another for them to actually offer to pay $13 million of the $21 million the Marlins owed him in order to do so. Better bets were available for a fraction of the price.