None of us are pleased. The Mets shouldn't be either.
In five games this season, Heilman's pitched six innings, allowing six hits and six earned runs. He's also walked six, struck out six and allowed two home runs. He got off to a hot start, pitching three scoreless innings in Florida, allowing only one hit. After his last appearance in Florida, he had five days off before appearing in the Atlanta series. Over the last three games, he's appeared in three innings, allowing two earned runs in each.
Heilman has been mentioned as a possibility to shift to closer when Billy Wagner's contract expires, and after these last three days, I'm very concerned about that. Heilman doesn't seem to have the mental makeup to come into close games and set down the side. To me, it feels like he lacks confidence, something a closer sorely needs.
Hopefully Heilman can make a nice recovery this season, and soon. If I was Willie Randolph, I would drop him out of the eighth inning role, replacing him with Pedro Feliciano. Shift Heilman to the seventh, or earlier, to let him work and try and gain his confidence back in a lower pressure situation. It just seems logical to me.