Toronto Blue Jays among teams in on St Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley
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St Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley drawing significant interest from the Toronto Blue Jays amongst others teams as the MLB Trade deadline looms.
Helsley is drawing interest from at least six teams,per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand.
Per Feinsand, the interested teams include the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers.
Ryan Helsley is one of the most popular trade targets with no less than a half-dozen teams interested to varying degrees. Among the suitors, per sources, are the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, Phillies, Rangers and Blue Jays.
St Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley is the best reliever available at this years MLB Trade Deadline
Helsley is a 6-foot-2, hard-throwing right-handed reliever who was a fifth-round pick by the Cardinals in 2015.
He had a breakout season in 2022, earning All-Star honours and taking over as the team's closer from Giovanny Gallegos.
In 2024, he made his second All-Star appearance and led the majors with 49 saves.
This year, Helsley has allowed just 12 earned runs and 36 hits through 36 innings of work.
The right-hander owns a 3.00 ERA and a 3.50 FIP on the year to go with a 10.3 K/9 and a 3.5 BB/9. He is the Cardinals' go-to closing option and has converted 21 of 26 opportunities.
His pitching arsenal features a high-velocity four-seam fastball that regularly reaches 98 mph and occasionally touches triple digits, along with a slider, curveball, and cutter.
His primary pitches are the four-seamer and the slider, and they've served him well; he's recorded 41 strikeouts in 36 innings with St. Louis this season.
Helsley's slider has a 45.6% whiff rate, and he's put away 27.2% of batters faced. In high-leverage situations, he's allowed just eight runs over 18 1/3 innings while striking out 19.
The Cardinals (55-53) sit 3.5 games out of the final wild-card spot in the NL entering Tuesday's action, but have won only four of 11 games since the All-Star break.
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JUILLET 29 | 182 ANSWERS Toronto Blue Jays among teams in on St Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley Do you think the Toronto Blue Jays have a shot at trading for St Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley? | ||
| Yes | 77 | 42.3 % |
| No | 72 | 39.6 % |
| Too early to tell | 33 | 18.1 % |
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