Read: Heilman Staying or Going
At his blog Always Amazin’, Matthew Artus asks the question of whether Aaron Heilman should stay or go.
Artus writes:
“Heilman endured a knee injury in Spring Training and then went on to be overworked something horrific in 2008 by Randolph and Manuel.”
“But, Heilman’s ground ball ratios changed for the worse. He gave up homers at a progressively worse clip since joining the pen in ’06, and couldn’t keep the ball on the ground in 2008.”
“Stay. The Mets can take a gamble on 2008 being an aberration in Heilman’s career and get a decent shot at a rebound season for a great price.”
…as i wrote previously on Metsblog, i like heilman and think that if he could return to form he would be a valuable asset, but i wonder if the psychological pressure he seems to be under is reversible while he is a member of the Mets…
…added to by Matthew Cerrone…
…the thing with heilman is that, if the Mets are unable to trade him for anything of value, why cut him…i mean, he’s still under contract…instead, i would rather see the team finally give in and work him as a starting pitcher, essentially trading Aaron Heilman the Relief Pitcher for Aaron Heilman the Starter…
