Heilman pushes the issue....
Mets Fever —
... "The object the entire time has never been to get out of New York," Heilman's agent Mark Rodgers told the Daily News. "The object is to get out of the bullpen. The most success he's ever had as a pitcher has been as a starting pitcher. He was drafted by the Mets as a starting pitcher." source Daily News ...
Relief Pitcher: Heilman still wants to Start
MetsBlog.com —
In a report for the Daily News, Adam Rubin takes a closer look at Aaron Heilman, whose agent says the pitcher does not want to be traded, he wants to be a starting pitcher.
…well, my sense is that both may eventually come true…
Rubin writes, “There’s an organizational split about Heilman - with chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon wanting him to remain and other key front-office personnel favoring a trade,” according to a source with knowledge of the team’s internal discussions. ...
Heilman wants to start -- or get traded
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
... Aaron Heilman wants out of the Mets bullpen at all costs. According to his agent, Mark Rodgers, he wants to start or he wants out of New York. ...
Heilman Wants Out
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan —
... In today's NY Daily News - Aaron Heilman wants starting role with Mets or a trade - Heilman's agent, Mark Rodgers, informed the media that Heilman wants to be a Mets starter, or be traded. According to Rodgers, "The object the entire time has never been to get out of New York. The object is to get out of the bullpen. The most success he's ever had as a pitcher has been as a starting pitcher. He was drafted by the Mets as a starting pitcher." ...
Heilman: "Starter or Trade Me"
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog —
Heilman Wants Starting Job Or Trade
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Same old story with Aaron Heilman - the Mets pitcher wants a starting job or a trade according to Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News. Rubin says not to fault Heilman for his preference - the pitcher only addresses the situation when asked, and his agent provided the quotes for the story. ...
Thursday Rockpile: Aaron Heilman whisper, "new" Rockies blog and a top 15 prospect list
Purple Row —
... The Rockies are the one specified team out of six purportedly still interested in Aaron Heilman in this Daily News piece about him expressing a desire to start or get traded. The tricky part would seem to be that the Rockies don't really have any more vacancy in their starting rotation than the Mets do. If we're assuming that Jimenez, Cook and Francis have three spots locked up, and last half JDLR comes back to take a fourth, is Heilman any better than Greg Smith for the fifth slot? That's even before considering the possibility of rebounds by Hirsh, Reynolds or Morales. At best ...
Heilman : Start Me Up
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... Prior to a 2008 season that dramatically reduced his trade value and made Aaron Heilman something of a pariah to Mets fans, the notion of returning the Notre Dame product to the starting rotation didn’t seem so far fetched, particularly in light of some desperate stop-gap measures employed during the recent past (Lima Time, Jason Vargas, the late Jeremi Gonzalez). So it should come as no surprise that Heilman’s representative tells the New York Daily News’ Adam Rubin that his client is fed up with the bullpen. ...
Aaron Heilman: Start Me or Trade Me
FanHouse —
... in the 2007 NLCS because last season Aaron posted a 5.21 ERA and walked a career-high 46 hitters in 76 innings. So now Aaron has had enough of life in the bullpen, and would like to return to the starting rotation. Of course, the problem with that is that the Mets don't really want to move him, so now Aaron wants to be traded. ...
Broken Internet Inspired News and Notes
Brew Crew Ball —
... Add another name to the list of potential starters available: Aaron Heilman. The New York Daily News reports the 30-year-old Mets righty would rather be traded than remain a reliever. Apparently at least six teams are interested in making him a starter. He's eligible for arbitration through the 2010 season. ...
Friday Filberts
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... is trying to convince the Mets to give him another shot in the rotation. And if they won't, he wants to be traded
Is there anything an agent won't say? In 317 innings as a reliever, Heilman's got a 3.52 ERA. In 134 innings as a starter, Heilman's 5-13 with a 5.93 ERA. Walks, strikeouts, home runs
Heilman's been worse as a starter in all of them. I'm not saying he can't pitch effectively as a starter. Maybe he can. I'm suggesting that his agent's statement, as quoted here, utterly lacks credibility. • ...
Riffs fresh off the Hot Stove
Bird Land —
... . … The Raul Ibanez connection to the Cardinals does not make much sense to several sources I spoke to. … Aaron Heilman wants to start or he wants to be traded, according to Adam Rubin in The New York Daily News. ...
DBacks acquire Aaron Heilman
AZ Snakepit —
... is careful to mention Heilman's stats as a starter, even though he hasn't been one for the past four seasons. His agent told the New York Daily News in November last year: "The object the entire time has never been to get out of New York. The object is to get out of the bullpen. The most success he's ever had as a pitcher has been as a starting pitcher. He was drafted by the Mets as a starting pitcher." That didn't happen after his trade to Chicago, and one wonders if it's something the team might try here? He earned $1.625m in 2009, so would be a cheap ...
Dbacks to use Heilman as a reliever
Circling The Bases —
... , as he said last night that Heilman "definitely strengthens our bullpen." Remember back when Heilman's agent made a big fuss over this , saying "The object is to get out of the bullpen. The most success he's ever had as a pitcher has been as a starting pitcher. He was drafted by the Mets as a starting pitcher"? Yeah, that was objectively wrong -- Heilman's ERA as a starter is 5.93 and 3.63 as a reliever -- but even the best of us have a hard time admitting that we're not as good at what we want to do in life as opposed to what we like to do. So keep an eye on the Dbacks camp ...
