CAPTION: June 13, 2009; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Hoffman (51) throws a pitch during the eighth inning of the game against the Chicago White Sox...

...PHOTO/Dan LEVINE (Photo credit should read DAN LEVINE/AFP/Getty Images) 30 Jun 1998: Pitcher Trevor Hoffman #51 of the San Diego Padres in action during an interleague game against the Oakland Athletics...

BEIJING - MARCH 14: Pitcher Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres in action during the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) China Series...

MILWAUKEE - MAY 14: Trevor Hoffman #51 of the Milwaukee Brewers delivers the ball against the Florida Marlins on May 14, 2009...

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman throws during a baseball game Saturday, June 13, 2009, in Milwaukee. The White Sox won 7...

...the Tigers 8-6. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Hoffman in action against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, May 4, 2009...

May 19 2009: Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman #51 throws during a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Houston Astros, Tuesday May...

...the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Hoffman in action against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, May 4, 2009...

Milwaukee Brewers' Trevor Hoffman, foreground, Yovani Gallardo, background left, and Braden Looper, right, throw during baseball spring training Sunday, Feb...

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman throws a pitch during the seventh inning of a spring training baseball game against the Oakland...

...a spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Peoria, Ariz. Bell, who will replace Trevor Hoffman as the Padres' closer, avoided arbitration Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, when he agreed to a one...

CAPTION: Apr 30, 2008; Philadelphia, PA, USA; San Diego Padres pitcher Trevor Hoffman (51) delivers to the plate in the ninth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank...

Milwaukee Brewers' Trevor Hoffman throws during spring training baseball Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) New...

Houston Astros v San Diego Padres SAN DIEGO - APRIL 3: Relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman #51 of the San Diego Padres pitches in the ninth inning during a MLB game against...

Arizona Diamondbacks v San Diego Padres SAN DIEGO - AUGUST 27: Refief pitcher Trevor Hoffman #51 of the San Diego Padres pitches during a MLB baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks...