Look for the D-backs to use newly-acquired Aaron Heilman in the bullpen rather than the starting rotation.
"He has the stuff to get both left-handers and right-handers out," D-backs GM Josh Byrnes said. "He definitely strengthens our bullpen."
-- Steve Gilbert
That's if Heilman has finally given up on being a starter.
That's his big dream you know.
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smart move. the d-backs need whatever help they can get and heilman should provide them with some
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Honestly, Heilman's a headcase. Even though I hate to say it since he's such a whiner about it, he'd probably be better as a starter because he wouldn't be in as many pressure-cooker situations. Heilman will never be the incredible - and I mean *incredible*- force he was when he first hit the 'pen in 2005. He'll have moments of success, but overall he's consistently inconsistent and mediocre. This is a low-reward, high-risk move; the risk not being the prospects they traded for him, but all the potential blown leads. I wish MLB.com would publish inherited runners-scored stats, because I feel like that's an area that he's especially lacking in.
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