ShysterBall (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Look, I know I've been hard on the BBWAA, but some headlines are just over the top . Of course, I'm an Ohio State fan, and my team's success in gaming the BCS in recent years is the equivalent of Aaron Heilman winning the Cy Young, so I probably have no room to talk.
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
I believe there are three players who no matter what can't return to this team next season; Luis Castillo, Aaron Heilman and Scott Schoeneweis. I've already made my case for Castillo and Heilman but I haven't mentioned why I think Schoeneweis needs to be moved. On his numbers alone it appears he had a solid year, 73 appearances with an ERA of 3.34. A closer look at those numbers finds some disturbing...
Dom D's - Mets Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
In a post for his Always Amazin' blog, Matthew Artus suggests that the Mets could obtain closer, Huston Street from the Colorado Rockies if they are willing to part with reliever Aaron Heilman . This deal would benefit both the Mets and Heilman in many ways, as the Mets are looking to revamp their bullpen, while Heilman has been itching to start for the past couple of seasons. The question is how much...
The Eddie Kranepool Society (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Allan Schwartz has a piece in the NY Times today about the Mets finding it tough to get rid of the dead wood that wash up on the shores of Flushing Bay that became the 2007 Mets bullpen. As much as I’m a Aaron Heilman fan his time in NY has come and gone he [...]
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
New York Times columnist Allen Schwartz suggested that the beloved bullpen crew of Scott Schoeneweis, Aaron Heilman, Duaner Sanchez, Pedro Feliciano, et al, could very well return intact for next season — and has quotes from Omar Minaya to support the theory. Justified as these fans may be in wanting a completely rebuilt bullpen, they should [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
“Pedro Feliciano, Aaron Heilman and Scott Schoeneweis are available for the taking,” writes Ken Davidoff in Newsday. According to Davidoff, the Mets will also ‘investigate’ free-agent set-up men LHP Joe Beimel, RHP Juan Cruz and RHP Chad Cordero. The Rockies, Cardinals, Cubs and D’Backs have interest in Heilman, wrote Adam Rubin in the Daily News on Tuesday. Davidoff adds the A’s, [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
In a post to his amazing Hot Stove blog for SI.com, Jon Heyman reports that the Mets have been gauging interest in RHP Aaron Heilman, Scott Schoeneweis and 2B Luis Castillo. According to Heyman, “In preparation to trade Castillo, all Mets executives familiarized themselves with the list of bad contracts on other teams. Needless to say, [...]
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Today, a number of outlets are reporting that there are some potential suitors for embattled Mets reliever Aaron Heilman, including the still-aching Tampa Bay Rays. And I can hear the cries of the faithful now: “Omar, for the love of everything good and holy, do it already!” Tampa Bay, despite boasting one of the more impressive pitching [...]
The Eddie Kranepool Society (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Back to Mets stuff. It seems that Omar is looking toward Tampa for pitching help and the Rays supposedly are dangling Edwin Jackson and Andy Sonnanstine for Aaron Heilman. Heilman seems to be in play with the Rockies, Cubs,Cubs and Snakes who fancy him as a starter. Now of course if the Mets kept with [...]
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Only a week into the offseason, GM Omar Minaya has already squashed any hope that the Mets would finally come to their senses and put Aaron Heilman into a position where he can succeed. From The New York Times: Although the Mets need at least two starting pitchers, Minaya all but ruled out moving the beleaguered reliever [...]
Dom D's - Mets Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
We are finally hearing some rumblings where Aaron Heilman could be traded to..... Adam Rubin of the Daily News has listed that the Rockies, Cubs, Cardinals, and Diamondbacks could all be possible destinations..... While the NY Post has the Rays as one of the potential suitors to acquire Heilmans services. The thought here is that the Rays have a over abundance of starting pitching (Sonnanstine (13-9,...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Mets pitcher Aaron Heilman has asked to be traded and the Cardinals are one of five teams said to be in discussions for him, according to the Daily News and other reports.A righthander, Heilman will be 30 next week. His...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
According to the Daily News, the Rockies, Cardinals, Cubs and D’Backs have interest in Aaron Heilman - as do the Rays, according to Ken Davidoff, in a post to his blog for Newsday. The Rockies and D’Backs, among other teams, still believe that Heilman can be starting pitcher, wrote Jon Heyman at SI.com yesterday. In a report [...]
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA ... Ken Davidoff of Newsday is reporting that the Rays have some interest in the Mets' Aaron Heilman ...Heilman scares us because we think there is still a part of Heilman that wants to be a starting pitcher even though the Mets have kept in the bullpen the last 4 seasons. [ MLB Trade Rumors ] Mets Fever wonders if the Mets could swing a deal with the Rays in which Aaron Heilman...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
According to Ken Davidoff of Newsday who is reporting from the GM meetings, that the Rays have some interest in Aaron Heilman . In my opinion Heilman absolutely has to be moved, I don't think he can succeed here and needs a change of scenery. The Rays are said to need to move Edwin Jackson to make room for David Price but if the price is too steep, I think Jonny Gomes is a change of scenery candidate...
