Ryan Helsley DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley picked up his 11th save of the season in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Orioles. Helsley came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth inning up by three. He got the first two outs on strikeouts, allowed a single, and got the final out by inducing a ground ball. The 30-year-old has put together another solid season overall, converting all but two of his save opportunities with a 3.32 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, a 9.95 K/9 rate, and a 5.21 BB/9 rate in 19 innings of work. Walks have been an issue and his strikeout numbers haven't been quite as high in previous seasons, but Helsley has been a solid fantasy option for the past several seasons. Fantasy managers should give him the opportunity to settle back into his high floor.

St. Louis Cardinals closerRyan Helsley picked up his sixth save of the season on Monday, securing the 6-3 victoryover the Pirates. It wasn't a clean inning, though, as two runners reached base via singles, but a groundout and two strikeouts ended Pittsburgh's threat. With a 3.46 ERA and 1.54 WHIP, the righty hasn't been quite as dominant as lastyear, but is in one of the more stable back-end bullpen situations in the league, which makes him one of the more valuable relieversfor fantasy. However, the 30-year-old also picked up a save on Sunday, so pitchingback-to-back nights may open the door for anotherreliever to pick up a save on Tuesday if the situation arises.

St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley closed the door on the Mets in Sunday's 6-5 victory in Game 1 of their doubleheader, notching his fifth save of the season in the process. The righty did allow and hit and threw a wild pitch that made things interesting, but New York was unable to push across a run to tie the game. Helsley was the league leader in saves in 2024 with 49, along with a 2.04 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 21.1 percent K-BB%, but things haven't gone quite so well in 2025. The 30-year-old owns a 3.75 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and a 5.7 percent K-BB%. It's still early, but the Cardinals may not win as many games as they did last year, leaving fewer save chances, and with good-but-not-great numbers, it doesn't appear Helsley will be as strong a contributor for fantasy as he was last season. That being said, he's still in one of the better situations in the league as the unquestioned closer for his team, and hopefully he can improve his strikeout and walk ratios as the season progresses.