| The San Diego Padres traded outfielder Ben Johnson and righthanded relief pitcher Jon Adkins to the New York Mets in exchange for righthanded relief pitcher Heath Bell and lefthanded relief pitcher Royce Ring on November 15, 2006.
Ring, 25, went 0-0 with a 2.13 ERA in 11 games with the Mets last year. In 12.2 innings, he permitted seven hits, three runs, earned, with three walks and eight strikeouts. In addition, Royce was 2-2 with 11 saves and 2.97 ERA in 36 contests with the Tides. In 39.1 innings, he surrendered 30 hits, 14 runs, 13 earned, with 15 walks and 40 strikeouts. |
