The Marlins traded reliever Heath Bell to the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

The Miami Marlins acquired minor league third baseman Yordy Cabrera from the Oakland A’s and sent reliever Heath Bell and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team announced Saturday.

The Athletics received Diamondbacks outfielder Chris Young in the deal. The A’s also sent middle infielder Cliff Pennington to Arizona.

Bell signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Marlins in December 2011. In May, Bell was demoted by manager Ozzie Guillen and had an ERA of over 10 for the first part of the season. Arizona is picking up $13 million of the remaining $21 million on Bell’s contract.

Bell pitched in 73 games in 2012, finishing with a 4-5 record and a 5.09 ERA.

RT @MarlinsMedia: #Marlins acquire minor lg 3b Yordy Cabrera from Oak; send Heath Bell & cash to Arizona—
Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) October 20, 2012

A day after reliever Heath Bell sounded off on Ozzie Guillen, Marlins players listened to their manager fire back via radio in their clubhouse while the media looked on.

Miami Herald beat writer Clark Spencer tweeted the awkward scene:

Ozzie asked if he respected heath bell: "as a player, yes. As a guy, i dont know #marlins—
  (@clarkspencer) September 25, 2012

Very surreal scene inside #marlins clubhouse as players listening to ozzie discuss bell situation #teamturmoil—
  (@clarkspencer) September 25, 2012

#marlins players, including heath bell, were listening to ozzie talk about bell on dan lebatard's radio show on 790 the ticket—
  (@clarkspencer) September 25, 2012

Media just kicked out of #marlins clubhouse by greg dobbs.—
  (@clarkspencer) September 25, 2012

Guillen’s comments come on the heels of Heath telling a Miami-area radio audience that he didn’t respect his manager.

“It’s hard to respect a guy that doesn’t tell the truth,” Heath said.

Bell has lost the Marlins’ closer role twice this season, was upset by Guillen’s handling and what he considers a lack of opportunity to regain the role after pitching well in middle relief.

On Tuesday, Bell attempted to backtrack on his comments, saying they were taken out of context.

Marlins reliever says it is hard to respect a person like manager Ozzie Guillen. Bell lost his closer role earlier in the year. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

Amid speculation that first-year Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is on his way out, relief pitcher Heath Bell took the opportunity to speak his mind about his manager on various topics.

Bell has converted on 19 of 26 save opportunities and was replaced as the closer earlier this season.

“I stunk in April, plain and simple. I said I stunk, I worked hard, I busted my butt. I think I’ve had a tremendous second half,” Bell tells “The Dan Sileo Show” on 560 WQAM in Miami. ”I’m not closing–I know that. But I just kept my mouth shut because I want to regain what I had, and I feel like I can’t do that.”

Bell’s ERA has hovered around 3.00 since being replaced but still has not gotten his job back. For the season, Bell is 3-5 with a 5.19 ERA and 1.57 WHIP.

“It’s hard to respect a guy that doesn’t tell you the truth or doesn’t tell you face-to-face,” Bell said. “There’s probably reasons why. It’s just one of those things that–what you see is what you get. I’m not going to be two-faced. I’m not going to sneak around your back and say this and that.”

Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said in a radio interview on Tuesday that he will clear the air with closer Heath Bell over the next few days and that the Marlins will begin using a closer-by-committee, according to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com.

After Bell allowed three runs in a 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, Guillen said:

“I have to make a decision, and if I have to make a solution that will be drastic, I will do it. We’re going to wait until after the All-Star break, and I’m going to pick whoever is better out there to close the game. That’s the bottom line. If you can’t do the job, we’ll find somebody else to do the job.”

Bell signed a three-year, $27 million deal in the offseason but has blown six of 25 save opportunities and is 2-5 with a 6.75 ERA.

Frisaro said that righty Steve Cishek is “the likely first choice to close,” but that lefty Randy Choate, right Edward Mujica and righty Juan Carlos Oviedo (formerly Leo Nunez) could also get their chances.