Rox Pile » Rich Harden http://roxpile.com A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:35:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Rumor Mill: Will the Rockies sign Aaron Heilman? http://roxpile.com/2010/12/18/rumor-mill-will-the-rockies-sign-aaron-heilman/ http://roxpile.com/2010/12/18/rumor-mill-will-the-rockies-sign-aaron-heilman/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:41:41 +0000 http://roxpile.com/?p=629 For the last month, the Rockies have been trying in vain to sure up their bullpen. They were in discussions with Seattle about a trade for closer David Aardsma, but the offensively challenged Mariners were probably asking for one of the Rockies’ young outfielders. Colorado was unwilling to meet their request. Before failing to acquire Aardsma, the Rox were rejected by Rich Harden when he opted to sign with the A’s. Harden wanted another chance to start and the Rockies needed him in the pen. Reliever Matt Guerrier also turned down the Rox and signed with the Dodgers. Now, according to Troy Renck, the organization has turned its sights towards Aaron Heilman.

Jun 1, 2010; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Aaron Heilman (22) pitches in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Photo via Newscom

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Honestly, Heilman would be an underwhelming addition to the bullpen. From 2005-2007, Heilman was very effective pitching in relief for the Mets, but has been mediocre ever since. His stuff isn’t particularly impressive and he has average control. During his most successful years, he was adept at inducing groundballs, but his ground-out to fly-out ratio has decreased dramatically over the last three seasons. Last year for the Diamondbacks, Heilman gave up 73 hits in 72 innings pitched, while compiling a 4.50 ERA. The Rockies would be better off filling the open bullpen spot with a young player already in the organization. Rex Brothers, Bruce Billings and Samuel Deduno are potential options.
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