Heilman

So Heilman's agent says he either wants to be a starter or be traded.

I have only one thing to say to that: don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

Arizona Fall League stats

Here are our boys with the Peoria Saguaros:

Daniel Murphy (2B) .397 avg, .487 OBP, .619 SLG
Eddie Kunz (RP) 1-2, 10.95 ERA, .368 BAA, 12.1 IP, 9 BB, 11 K
Bobby Parnell (SP) 3-1, 2.81 ERA, .246 BAA, 16 IP, 8 BB, 17 K

Did Jerry & Omar absolutely kill Kunz' confidence this past year or what? Dump him into a failing bullpen, right in the middle of the pennant race, name him the closer and then refuse to pitch him in closing situations, and bail on the kid after his first 2 or 3 rocky appearances (total garbage time for him after that) in favor of Luis friggin' Ayala.

I'm Hearin' Tings...

1) According to Minaya, Luis Castillo will be our starting 2B next season. Hoo-f'ing-ray...
Hopefully this is just talk to help distract other suitors from knowing we're seriously in the hunt for Orlando Hudson.

2) Apparently the Mets are willing to go as high as 12M to bring back Ollie but Boras wants more. The word "high" here holds specific importance with regards to both parties...

3) An angle that I had forgotten about: the Mets are super-focused on Lowe because of his experience as a closer. Hmmm, interesting...

4) We may have found 2 potential suckers, I mean suitors. Seems that both the D-backs and Rays have interest in Heilman. Tampa has parts we're targeting (Edwin Jackson and Andy Sonnenstine) but are not as high on Aaron as Zona is. Looks like we'll be building a package...