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Heilman to the Cubs?

metsguyinmichigan Jan 28 2009 10:27 AM

Apparently Aaron won't be a Mariner afterall. Metsblog reports he about to be traded to the Cubs.

Edgy DC Jan 28 2009 10:52 AM

He'd get to sniff the rotation there. Swingman Sean Marshall is currently their number five.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 28 2009 10:53 AM

Looks like a done deal -- for SS Ronny Cedeno and P Garrett Olsen whom the Cubs just picked up from Baltimore in the Felix Pie deal. Heilman will rule the Friendly Confines.

metirish Jan 28 2009 10:54 AM

Rosenthal has this. ] Sources: Cubs land Heilman from Mariners by Ken Rosenthal The Cubs, unsure of whether they will land Padres right-hander Jake Peavy, made a separate move Wednesday to bolster their pitching depth, acquiring right-hander Aaron Heilman from the Mariners. In exchange for Heilman, the Mariners will receive shortstop Ronny Cedeno and left-hander Garrett Olson, according to major-league sources. Heilman, long coveted by Cubs general manager Jim Hendry, will compete for the Cubs' fifth-starter job or pitch out of their bullpen. Left-hander Sean Marshall and righties Chad Gaudin and Jeff Samardzija are the other candidates for the Cubs' fifth-starter opening. The Cubs retain interest in Peavy, but their quest is contingent on approval from the team's new ownership, which has yet to be finalized. Olson is a pitcher the Padres had sought in earlier three-way Peavy discussions. The deal was first reported by Bruce Levine of ESPN 1000 in Chicago

smg58 Jan 28 2009 01:09 PM

I would think that moving Olson to Seattle lessens the chances of the Cubs landing Peavy. I also think the Cubs are more comfortable with Marshall being the primary lefty out of the pen than the fifth starter. I wish Aaron well, and hope he keeps his pitches down when the wind blows out at Wrigley. Unless he's facing the Mets.

sharpie Jan 28 2009 01:14 PM

I wonder if Aaron moved his stuff across country and got himself a place in Seattle.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 28 2009 01:17 PM

I knew he wouldn't be able to handle Seattle.

attgig Jan 28 2009 01:30 PM

plus, with harden, they'll need more depth. Looks like Heilman will start as long as he doesn't get hurt or do horrible in ST.

metsguyinmichigan Jan 28 2009 01:38 PM

="Benjamin Grimm":1m7xjso7]I knew he wouldn't be able to handle Seattle.[/quote:1m7xjso7] Bad ass! John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 28 2009 02:05 PM ="sharpie":olv02rv7]I wonder if Aaron moved his stuff across country and got himself a place in Seattle.[/quote:olv02rv7] 'specially since they just finished trotting him all over the Pac NW for the Mariners caravan & shit. Had him do photo-ops in uniform and stuff too. metirish Jan 28 2009 02:12 PM ] "We were excited to acquire him, and sorry to trade him but I felt this was a deal that we couldn't pass up." Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik Edgy DC Jan 28 2009 02:22 PM I can't believe how much I miss having a caravan. DocTee Jan 28 2009 03:07 PM Among those he'll battle for a rotation spot is fellow Notre Dame alum Jeff Zmardija. metirish Jan 28 2009 06:42 PM ="DocTee":13fd6bmj]Among those he'll battle for a rotation spot is fellow Notre Dame alum Jeff Zmardija.[/quote:13fd6bmj] Not that I could spell it but I looked at that and thought that's not it.....so I looked it up. Jeff Samardzija DocTee Jan 28 2009 07:10 PM At least it's not Geoff! Thanks Edgy DC Jan 29 2009 07:05 AM I'm going to guess that being from Logansport, IN and going to Notre Dame makes this as much of a homecoming as Aaron can have in the bigs. Cubs GM Randy Bush said wouldn't attribute Heilmnan's lousy year to any failure of his stuff. The quote in the paper was, "It was a case of poor location … and [a negative] environment for him in New York." That's fine, though I'd like to see what those elipses replace. The problem there is that, if you believe the environment has consequences for some players, what's the Wrigley crowd going to do to him if he struggles at all? MFS62 Jan 29 2009 07:28 AM ="metirish":1pscw6eo] Not that I could spell it but I looked at that and thought that's not it.....so I looked it up. Jeff Samardzija[/quote:1pscw6eo] Ahhh. Now that I see the proper spelling, isn't he the guy who also was a promising football player for Notre Dame? I wondered why I didn't see his name in the NFL box scores this year. Later seawolf17 Jan 29 2009 07:29 AM ="Randy Bush"]"It was a case of poor location … It was a case of poor location; all of his pitches wound up locating themselves in the bleachers. Frayed Knot Jan 29 2009 07:44 AM ="MFS62":11cjvs6r] ="metirish":11cjvs6r] Not that I could spell it but I looked at that and thought that's not it.....so I looked it up. Jeff Samardzija[/quote:11cjvs6r] Ahhh. Now that I see the proper spelling, isn't he the guy who also was a promising football player for Notre Dame? I wondered why I didn't see his name in the NFL box scores this year.[/quote:11cjvs6r] Yup. Cubbies dangled some 10 million dollars in front of his face to lure him away from the NFL draft - although he did play one final season on the ND gridiron. Raw and a bit shaky following a short minor league 'career', but also showed flashes of being extremely nasty. metsguyinmichigan Jan 29 2009 09:01 AM ="Edgy DC":11154hl4] That's fine, though I'd like to see what those elipses replace. The problem there is that, if you believe the environment has consequences for some players, what's the Wrigley crowd going to do to him if he struggles at all?[/quote:11154hl4] Based on what I saw at Wrigley last year and the year before, the bulk of the people in attendance were barely aware that a game is going on. It was like a giant meat farm. My buddy Will says, "They're here for a game, but it's not the one we're watching."