Getting the most out of Heilman

[The Biomechanical Man]

2006 Heilman looks like a good value if you can get lots of quality innings out of him. Anyone have any thoughts had to get the most from him?

Here is my team that I am trying him on: [url=http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2006/team/team_other.html?user_id=792]Horace Mann Lions[/url].

I'm thinking of setting him to "set-up" vs. L and R, and leaving the "closer" slots blank. Also, I'll check "slow hook" for him.

Your thoughts on Heilman on my team, or in general?

[visick]

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2006/team/team_other.html?user_id=809

I've got Heilman setting up both ways on this Coors team...
Slow Hook.

[The Biomechanical Man]

Thanks, SoCal. It looks like I'm going in the right direction as you.

Anyone else?

[Jerlins]

After 15 games, I have had my mop up guy pitch 1.2 innings, a cheap .50 pitcher pitch 1, my other 3 RP's, including my set up man (Hernandez), have yet to pitch, and Heilmann has gone 15 innings. My settings:

Relief-Conservative
Closer-Maximize
Set Up vs RH-Hernandez
Set Up vs LH-Heilmann
Closer both ways-Heilmann

Worked for me so far.

[The Biomechanical Man]

Jerlins, can you give a link to your team?

[Jerlins]

Lol, nope, I haven't a clue how. You're asking a computer illiterate here.

[bleacher_creature]

[quote:a0e5ba1505="The Biomechanical Man"]Thanks, SoCal. It looks like I'm going in the right direction as you.

Anyone else?[/quote:a0e5ba1505]

My sense is that HAL loves Heilman. So far [url=http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2006/team/team_other.html?user_id=266]this is not a great team[/url], but here is how HAL uses him in the context of these cheapies:

1. Just when you'd hope he leaves Heilman in to pitch from the 7th to the 12 (yes, 5 innings), HAL leaves him in.

2. Just when you'd hope he'd leave him in during a tight games as closer, HAL does it.

3. In a tight game where it's tied, or even down by two runs and you'd hope HAL to try and keep it close, he brings in Heilman and stays with him.

Slow hook of course. I'm not expecting a 2.10 ERA as much as I'm hoping to get a 3.00, and 150+ innings. That's what I call getting your money's worth.

[The Biomechanical Man]

Cool. I'm excited now about using Heilman.

By the way, Jerlins, here is how to post your team link. Click on statistics for your league. Right-click on your team's name. Choose "copy shortcut." Make a post here and click the "URL" button above your post box. Then right-click the mouse and choose "paste." The click the URL button once again. Give it a try, I'm sure you can do it. :)

For example, here's my team:
[url]http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2006/team/team_other.html?user_id=792[/url]

[geekor]

He's doing absolutly fantastic for me in Coors so far:

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2006/team/team_other.html?user_id=323

I have him as set up and closer both ways, avoid before 7th, slow hook.

[bleacher_creature]

[quote:792883f5d9="geekor"]He's doing absolutly fantastic for me in Coors so far:

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2006/team/team_other.html?user_id=323

I have him as set up and closer both ways, avoid before 7th, slow hook.[/quote:792883f5d9]

Nice looking team there geekor.