RYAN HELSLEY NEWS

Cardinals' $81 Million Star Linked To Yankees In Shocking Trade The St. Louis Cardinals could explore the idea of trading their closer, Ryan Helsley, this season. Helsley is in the final year of his contr...

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

MLB Writer Predicts Cardinals Will Trade $81 Million Flame-Thrower This Season One MLB writer recently predicted the St. Louis Cardinals would trade their flame-throwing closer, Ryan Helsley, this season.

2 DAYS AGO • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Lars Nootbaar's 3-run HR helps Cardinals beat Astros 4-1

Lars Nootbaar hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, and Steven Matz pitched five strong innings in his first start of the season to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houst...

5 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Notches third save Helsley earned the save in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Astros, working around a walk in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Helsley has held opponents scoreless in six of his seven appearances this season while improving to 3-for-4 in save chances. His ERA is down to 2.57, with a 1.57 WHIP and 9:6 K:BB through seven innings to start the campaign.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Braves Would Acquire $81 Million Star Pitcher In Blockbuster Trade Idea The Atlanta Braves need to add a few relievers to their roster after a few bullpen collapses this year, and Ryan Helsley would be the perfec...

6 DAYS AGO • KANSASCITY.COM

Phillies' Desperation Could Lead To Blockbuster Trade For $81 Million Star The Philadelphia Phillies could get desperate for a relief pitcher, and it might lead them to a deal for St. Louis Cardinals star Ryan Helsl...

APRIL 13 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Phillies' Desperation Could Lead To Blockbuster Trade For $81 Million Star The Philadelphia Phillies could get desperate for a relief pitcher, and it might lead them to a deal for St. Louis Cardinals star Ryan Helsl...

APRIL 13 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Quickly secures second save Helsley earned the save after allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning Friday against the Phillies.

Impact Trea Turner brought the possible tying run to the plate with a leadoff single, but Helsley quickly put out the next three batters he faced on just six pitches to protect a 2-0 victory. The hard-throwing right-hander has blown one save and struggled with his control to begin the season, as evidenced by his 1.67 WHIP and 9:5 K:BB over six frames, but Helsley has given up just two runs and remains St. Louis' go-to weapon in save situations.

APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs-Cardinals Trade Proposal Sends Flamethrower to Chicago A new trade pitch has the Chicago Cubs acquiring pitcher Ryan Helsley from the St.

APRIL 7 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Cubs-Cardinals Trade Proposal Sends Flamethrower to Chicago A new trade pitch has the Chicago Cubs acquiring pitcher Ryan Helsley from the St.

APRIL 7 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Herrera injury makes gloomy doubleheader worse for Cardinals BOSTON – The Cardinals lost Game 1 of their doubleheader in excruciating fashion, 5-4 in 10 innings, when All-Star closer Ryan Helsley uncha...

APRIL 7 • MLB.COM

Struggles with command Helsley allowed two runs on a hit and four walks in one inning during Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against Boston. He struck out two and was charged with a blown save in the los...

Impact Helsley made his first appearance since April 1 and saw his first save chance since March 27. He threw just 16 of 37 pitches for strikes and failed to protect the 4-2 lead. St. Louis would go on to lose in the 10th inning. Helsley hadn't walked a batter this season through three innings and Sunday was his first time walking multiple batters in an outing since June 24, 2024. His ERA jumped to 4.50 but he maintains a firm grasp on the Cardinals' closer role.

APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE

Impressive in first save chance Helsley struck out the side and allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Thursday against the Twins.

Impact Helsley was called upon to protect a two-run lead and looked overpowering by touching 101 mph with his fastball to collect his first save of the season. He did surrender a two-out double to Harrison Bader to make things interesting, but Helsley proceeded to strike out Matt Wallner on four pitches to end the game. Helsley could be subject to trade rumors during the summer months, but he should be an elite closing option for now.

MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE

Arenado homers and Gray pitches Cardinals past Twins 5-3 in rain-delayed opener

Lars Nootbaar homered and Sonny Gray pitched five solid innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins

MARCH 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Helsley developing cutter to add to an already impressive arsenal JUPITER, Fla. -- One of baseball's most dominant relievers is developing a new way to flummox hitters. Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley spent t...

MARCH 10 • MLB.COM

Cardinals want to follow same blueprint to setup bullpen. Do they have the right personnel? A seminal moment for closer Ryan Helsley's record-setting season was the arrival of a veteran reliever. This year, the St. Louis Cardinals a...

MARCH 8 • STLTODAY.COM

A Cardinal for a little bit longer, Helsley aiming for another career year WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The final outing of Ryan Helsley’s career year in 2024 -- a scoreless inning on Sept. 27 at San Francisco’s Oracle...

FEBRUARY 28 • MLB.COM

Bryan Torres drives in run, extends consecutive game streak to claim Cardinals' crown Erick Fedde strikes out three in two innings and closer Ryan Helsley authors a scoreless inning during 3-2 loss. Both of Cardinals runs scor...

FEBRUARY 28 • STLTODAY.COM

Cardinals Predicted To Trade $81 Million Pitcher To Shocking AL Contender The St. Louis Cardinals could look to trade flamethrowing closer Ryan Helsley before the star hits free agency next off-season.

FEBRUARY 28 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Still no contract extension talks Helsley said recently that he has not had any discussions with the Cardinals regarding a contract extension, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Impact While Helsley -- who will be a free agent after this season -- said he would "definitely be open" to talking about a long-term deal, he does not expect those discussions to occur anytime soon. The Cardinals will transition from John Mozeliak to Chaim Bloom as their president of baseball operations after the season and are not looking to add to their payroll right now, so an extension for their closer isn't at the forefront of their plans. Helsley will make $8.2 million in 2025 and is a good bet to be dealt at the trade deadline.

FEBRUARY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Finnegan agrees to a $6M, 1-year deal to return to the Washington Nationals, AP sources say

Closer Kyle Finnegan has agreed to a one-year, $6 million contract to return to the Washington Nationals, pending the successful completion of a physical exam, two people with know...

FEBRUARY 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Showcases cutter Thursday Helsley appeared to make use of a cutter as part of his arsenal while throwing his first live batting practice of the spring Thursday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...

Impact Helsley already looks to be fully ramped up in the early stages of the spring; the hard-throwing righty uncorked fastballs clocked at 98 miles per hour for his first three pitches of Thursday's session. He also utilized his curveball and slider as part of his core three-pitch mix and complemented those offerings with a cutter, a pitch he's thrown just six total times during his six-year MLB career, per FanGraphs.com. Helsley will likely continue to experiment with his cutter throughout the spring before determining if he can command the pitch well enough to make it a consistent part of his repertoire heading into the regular season. Whether or not he ultimately expands his arsenal, Hesley shapes up as an upper-tier fantasy closer, coming off a brilliant 2024 season in which he recorded an MLB-leading 49 saves to go with seven wins and excellent ratios (2.04 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 21.1 K-BB%).

FEBRUARY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Helsley felt relief to not be traded after start to cloudy winter: Cardinals Extra Ryan Helsley felt a "breath of fresh air" once he learned in November that he would not be traded after the Cardinals announced a "reset" ye...

JANUARY 18 • STLTODAY.COM

Cardinals strike deal with Ryan Helsley. What do arbitration stalemates mean for 3 others? Brendan Donovan, Andre Pallante and Lars Nootbaar could be headed for hearings. JoJo Romero and John King also finalized deals.

JANUARY 10 • STLTODAY.COM

Guerrero agrees to $28.5M and Valdez to $18M; Tucker tops arbitration 17 requests at $17.5M

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a salary arbitration hearing when the first baseman agreed to a $28.5 million, one-year contract on the day players and team...

JANUARY 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS