Aaron Heilman has been traded again this off-season, this time to The Chicago Cubs for infielder Ronny Cedeno and left-hander Garrett Olson. This trade comes as a surprise to Heilman "Heilman told MLB.com on Tuesday night that he knew nothing about his involvement in any trade talks. He was assured over the weekend that he would compete for a spot in Seattle's deep starting rotation."
It was no secret that Heilman always wanted to start for a club and it looks like he's going to get his chance this season with the Cubbies.
It has to be tough being traded twice in a such small time frame. Aaron I think will be a good pitcher whether out of the bullpen or in the starting rotation but was just not a fit for New York. He had a great second half to the 2006 season when Sanchez went down and Aaron became the setup guy for Wagner up until game 7 of the NLCS when Molina hit that homer off him that would send the Cards into the World Series. Aaron didn't have the same look on the mound the following season even though that was his best season as a Met.
I think Heilman was in agreement after his dismal season that a trade would be in order. Fans would cringe when the gate of the pen would open and he would come out, it was not a good working environment. It will be interesting this season when we face the Cubbies to see how Heilman will do against us, his former team
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