Headlines

  • Marcelo Mayer To Undergo Season-Ending Wrist Surgery
  • Orioles Promote Samuel Basallo
  • Phillies Place Zack Wheeler On Injured List With Blood Clot
  • Josh Hader Diagnosed With Shoulder Capsule Sprain, Hopes To Return In Playoffs
  • Nationals Request Unconditional Release Waivers On Nathaniel Lowe
  • Cubs To Promote Owen Caissie For MLB Debut
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2026-27 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Cardinals Win Arbitration Hearing Against Ryan Helsley

By Darragh McDonald | February 16, 2023 at 5:05pm CDT

The Cardinals have won their arbitration hearing against right-hander Ryan Helsley, reports Katie Woo of The Athletic. He’ll earn the $2.15MM salary submitted by the team instead of the $3MM figure he and his camp filed.

Helsley, 28, has been inconsistent in the big leagues thus far but is coming off the best showing of his young career. He debuted in 2019 with a strong showing, posting a 2.95 ERA over 36 2/3 innings in 24 appearances. He then struggled in the shortened 2020 campaign, with his ERA ticking up to 5.25, though that involved just 12 appearances. He improved slightly the following year, dropping his ERA to 4.56 in 51 appearances.

2022, however, was a tremendous step forward. He appeared in 54 games, often in a multi-inning capacity, logging 64 2/3 innings on the year. His ERA was a miniscule 1.25, the second lowest among all pitchers in the league with at least 60 innings pitched, trailing only Evan Phillips. He struck out an incredible 39.3% of batters he faced on the year, well beyond the 21.7% rate of his previous three seasons. He also kept his walk rate down to 8.4% after giving free passes at an 11.4% clip prior to 2022.

All of that coincided with Helsley moving up to higher-leverage work, as he recorded 19 saves and seven holds on the season. He figures to continue in that role going forward, alongside other key St. Louis relievers like Giovanny Gallegos, Andre Pallante and Jordan Hicks. This was Helsley’s first attempt at the arbitration process, having surpassed three years of service time last year. He is slated for two more arb passes before reaching free agency after the 2025 campaign.

Share 0 Retweet 4 Send via email0

St. Louis Cardinals Ryan Helsley

D-backs Win Arbitration Hearing Against Josh Rojas
Main
Corbin Burnes Expresses Disappointment With Brewers Following Arbitration Hearing
View Comments (24)
Post a Comment

24 Comments

  1. Four4fore

    3 years ago

    These people conducting the hearings aren’t watching the games.

    5
    Reply
    • RunDMC

      3 years ago

      Reports are arbitrators for this case were Cubs fans.

      Confirmed, they aren’t watching the games.

      1
      Reply
      • JonKK

        3 years ago

        I rolled my eyes so hard they almost fell out.

        1
        Reply
      • In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani

        3 years ago

        Cubs fans would have players always win so the Cards can spend less on free agents, not the other way around.

        2
        Reply
    • Yankee Clipper

      3 years ago

      I said in the Corbin Burnes defeat thread that it seems they’re much more heavily focused in time of service rather than any performance-related measures.

      4
      Reply
    • Deadguy

      2 years ago

      Helsley repeats he’s due a pay raise

      Problem is he hasn’t been healthy

      Hip finally was 100% last year

      2
      Reply
  2. Cardinal1966

    3 years ago

    Amazing. Mozeliak will invest in players without a reasonable track record of success, but wants to go to arbitration with the closer over minimal dollars (in baseball terms).

    6
    Reply
    • raisinsss

      3 years ago

      It’s a 40% difference in an early arb year. This win alone may save them $5-15m over the course of his arb seasons, depending on his performance.

      5
      Reply
    • stan lee the manly

      3 years ago

      It’s not Mozeliak’s decision, it’s ownership’s policy. They have a 100% go to arbitration policy if the numbers on the two sides don’t match, it’s been that way for awhile.

      5
      Reply
      • In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani

        3 years ago

        Quite a manly username

        Reply
    • Deadguy

      2 years ago

      DeWitt is the guy you’re looking to blame…

      1
      Reply
  3. kiddhoff

    3 years ago

    Tomahawk chop!

    1
    Reply
  4. SFBay314

    3 years ago

    Should be a coin flip instead of a hearing. There should be no time a club actively argues against their own player.

    Don’t like the numbers? Can’t come to a deal? Fine we will flip a coin. That’s more of a incentive to get a deal done anyways

    3
    Reply
  5. SODOMOJO

    3 years ago

    So by my calculations the arbiters have ruled in favor of the owners 99.9999% of the time this off season. I wonder where this seemingly obvious directive to rule against the players is coming from? The league? The owners? Some diabolical combination of the two?

    1
    Reply
    • raisinsss

      3 years ago

      Recalculate, garmin!

      3
      Reply
      • SODOMOJO

        3 years ago

        Math checks out
        Lol

        Reply
  6. tstats

    3 years ago

    This kids is why you don’t let your elite relievers be closers. Artificially lower arb price. If he had closed all year instead of being the fireman he woulda easily gotten 3mil

    5
    Reply
  7. CravenMoorehead

    3 years ago

    >Has phenomenal year
    >Requests 3 million in arbitration
    >Billion dollar franchise offers 2.15 million
    >”You didn’t have an ERA under 1.00 in your 50 appearances you get 2.15 mil”

    🙁

    7
    Reply
    • Steve Cohen Owns You

      3 years ago

      That’s a very specific example. Can you show us on the doll where the bad baseball man hurt you?

      Reply
    • In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani

      3 years ago

      I think saves are more relevant to arb. It’s 20th century thinking, but it is what it is.

      1
      Reply
      • CravenMoorehead

        3 years ago

        I hear you fam

        2
        Reply
  8. CardsFan57

    3 years ago

    Do arbitrators look at a single year or all years of the career? This one doesn’t surprise me because Helsley has had two good years and two bad years. He will get paid next year if he repeats what he did last year.

    1
    Reply
    • Four4fore

      3 years ago

      3 healthy seasons 2019 2020 and 2022. 2 bad outings in the covid season. Mostly reliable.

      Reply
  9. sotaguchi

    3 years ago

    Ouch. That arb panel is a tough tough crowd.

    1
    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Marcelo Mayer To Undergo Season-Ending Wrist Surgery

    Orioles Promote Samuel Basallo

    Phillies Place Zack Wheeler On Injured List With Blood Clot

    Josh Hader Diagnosed With Shoulder Capsule Sprain, Hopes To Return In Playoffs

    Nationals Request Unconditional Release Waivers On Nathaniel Lowe

    Cubs To Promote Owen Caissie For MLB Debut

    Astros Place Josh Hader On Injured List Due To Shoulder Strain

    Mets To Promote Nolan McLean

    Pohlad Family No Longer Pursuing Sale Of Twins

    Felix Bautista, Zach Eflin Done For The Season

    Shane McClanahan Undergoes Season-Ending Arm Procedure To Address Nerve Problem

    2025-26 MLB Free Agent Power Rankings: August Edition

    Write For MLB Trade Rumors

    Red Sox Extend Roman Anthony

    Buxton: Still No Plans To Waive No-Trade Clause

    Rob Manfred Downplays Salary Cap Dispute With Bryce Harper

    Tanner Houck To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Yankees Release Marcus Stroman

    Cubs Release Ryan Pressly

    Cubs To Host 2027 All-Star Game

    Recent

    Jon Gray Placed On IL With Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

    Twins Select Genesis Cabrera, Place Alan Roden On 60-Day IL

    Diamondbacks Select Nabil Crismatt

    Reds Designate Jake Fraley For Assignment

    Cardinals Place Victor Scott II On IL, Select Nathan Church

    Marcelo Mayer To Undergo Season-Ending Wrist Surgery

    Phillies Release Cal Stevenson, Activate Aaron Nola

    Orioles Promote Samuel Basallo

    Phillies Place Zack Wheeler On Injured List With Blood Clot

    Braves Outright Davis Daniel

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Every MLB Trade In July
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2026-27 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version