So, essentially, they brought in Bell for the same role Ryan Mattheus or Christian Garcia serves, if he's just a bridge to Hernandez. That's a lot for a middle guy, no matter how good he was.
True - I doubt too many relievers will get that kind of money this year in free agency. Maybe Rafael Soriano and a couple of others.
On top of that, Bell is clearly trending downwards and has been for the past 3 or 4 years.
