Lock him up now
With two perfect innings tossed last night Aaron Heilman has lowered his ERA to 3.65 and picked up the win to even his record out to 4-4 on the year.
Aaron never ceases to amaze me in the sense that when you think he has thrown in the towel on being a starter and gets down on himself over being in the pen, he comes up with crucial outings for the Mets. I was thinking we could have used him as a trading chip during the off season. But I have slowly been changing my mind. If he agrees to it I would say that the Mets lock him up on a multi year deal as soon as possible. When Duaner Sanchez and Juan Padilla come back next season I would have to argue that we would have one of the best, if not the best, pen in the league.
So I say keep the kid around for the long haul. Have faith that he will get adjusted to the Bullpen and realize that he is a greater asset to the team as the main set up man than the fourth or fifth starter.
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