Aaron Heilman has elected free agency. The 33-year-old right-hander spent the entire 2012 season at Triple-A Round Rock, posting a 4.02 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 43/16 K/BB ratio over 47 innings of work. He'll have to accept a minor league deal with a spring training invite if he plans to continue his playing career.

Rangers signed RHP Aaron Heilman to a minor league contract. Heilman was released by the Mariners over the weekend after giving up one run over four appearances this spring. The 33-year-old has been assigned to Triple-A Round Rock and will serve as relief depth.

Mariners released RHP Aaron Heilman. Heilman was hoping to win a bullpen spot as a non-roster invitee but was unable to do so despite allowing just one run over four appearances. He'll look to catch on elsewhere.

Mariners signed RHP Aaron Heilman to a minor league contract. The deal includes a spring training invite. Heilman was released by the Diamondbacks last July after posting a 6.88 ERA over 32 relief appearances and finished the year in the minors between the Pirates and Phillies organizations. The 33-year-old right-hander has a 4.93 ERA over the past four seasons, but could benefit in the pitcher-friendly environment.

Pirates signed RHP Aaron Heilman to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Indianapolis. Heilman logged 35 1/3 innings of relief at the major league level with a 6.88 ERA and 1.67 earlier this season before the Diamondbacks pulled the plug. The veteran then signed with the Phillies organization and posted an 8.38 ERA over nine appearances for Triple-A Lehigh Valley before getting released on Saturday. He may get called back to the bigs when rosters expand in September, but he'll be a non-factor.

Phillies released RHP Aaron Heilman. They signed him to a minor league contract in late July. Heilman posted an 8.38 ERA over nine appearances for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Heilman was released by the Diamondbacks earlier this season after opening the year with a 6.88 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in 35 1/3 innings of relief. He'll likely have to settle for another minor league contract elsehwere.

Phillies signed RHP Aaron Heilman to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Heilman was released by the Diamondbacks earlier this week after opening the season with a 6.88 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in 35 1/3 innings of relief. He'll have to dominate at Triple-A in order to climb back to the majors.

Diamondbacks released RHP Aaron Heilman. The 32-year-old right-hander will hit the free agent market after posing a disappointing 6.88 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in 35 1/3 innings for Arizona. Heilman will likely have to settle for a minor league contract.

The Diamondbacks are releasing Aaron Heilman. Heilman inked a one-year, $2 million free agent contract with Arizona this winter and was in the running for a rotation spot late in spring training. He eventually settled for a setup role, before being demoted to mid-relief and then mop-up. The 32-year-old right-hander wound up posting a 6.88 ERA in 35 1/3 innings of work.