The Miami Marlins have signed free agent closer Heath Bell to a three-year contract worth $27 million, ESPN.com reported.
The team has been aggressive in the free agent market ever since the beginning of the offseason, when owner Jeffrey Loria stated, “We [the Marlins] have never been penny-pinchers.”
The team was looking to fill the void left by last year’s closer Juan Carlos Oviedo, AKA Leo Nuñez, since he has returned to his native Dominican Republic amid a scandal in which he lied about his name and age in order to earn more money by appearing younger.