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Padres Rumors: Bell, Hensley, Giles

A couple of Padres rumors this morning from Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune...

• Reliever Heath Bell says talks on a multiyear deal didn't get very far and he's content using the arbitration process for the first time.  Bell stands to earn a million or two in '09.
• The Reds are interested in Padres pitcher Clay Hensley.  Hensley, 29, posted a 5.31 ERA in 39 big league innings.  He pitched another 48 innings in Triple A.  His strong groundball rate could make a nice fit for the Reds.  Jeff from Cot's Baseball Contracts told me Hensley has enough service time to qualify as a Super Two, meaning he'll be arbitration-eligible this winter.
• Tim Sullivan of the U-T says Brian Giles is the Padres' primary offseason issue.  In my opinion, it'd be embarrassingly cheap for the Padres to choose the $3MM buyout over the $9MM option.
• Nothing imminent on the Trevor Hoffman front.

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