{"id":125608,"date":"2025-11-26T22:57:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125608"},"modified":"2025-11-26T22:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:57:03","slug":"cubs-reportedly-interested-in-2-time-all-star-pitcher-amid-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125608","title":{"rendered":"Cubs Reportedly Interested in 2-Time All-Star Pitcher Amid Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2151957733-e1763160429628.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2151957733-e1763160429628.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2151957733-e1763160429628.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2151957733-e1763160429628.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cubs Reportedly Interested in 2-Time All-Star Pitcher Amid Free Agency\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A<\/p>\n<p>s MLB organizations start to decide what their strategy will be during these offseason months, the rumor mill is swirling.<\/p>\n<p>As recent report by The Athletic\u2019s Patrick Mooney indicates that the Chicago Cubs are among various teams that are interested in two-time All-Star Ryan Helsley. Helsley was once a long-time St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, but after being traded to the New York Mets back in July, he is now a free agent. It\u2019s no surprise that Helsey is garnering so much interest, as he\u2019s one of the top relievers on the market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More MLB on Heavy: Cubs Officially Ink Contract with 2.79 ERA Reliever for $14.5 Million<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Should the Cubs Pursue Ryan Helsley?<\/h2>\n<p>The Chicago Cubs\u2019 front office is already showing some semblance of early aggression this offseason. Earlier this week, the Cubs officially reached a deal with reliever Phil Maton to join a thin bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Tigers were also reportedly interestd in Ryan Helsley, but they want to transition him into purely a starter. Helsley himself indicated that he is more comfortable in a bullpen role, as that\u2019s where he\u2019s resided his entire career.<\/p>\n<p>Even in today\u2019s MLB where openers are frequently used, Helsley has 0 career starts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5470412\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=150,98 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=300,195 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=768,499 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=1024,666 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=1536,998 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=2048,1331 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=782,508 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=780,507 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=425,276 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=260,169 260w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=277,180 277w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230848615.jpg?resize=231,150 231w\" alt=\"Cubs Reportedly Interested in 2-Time All-Star Pitcher Amid Free Agency\" width=\"782\" height=\"508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5470412\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5470412\">Joe Sargent\/Getty ImagesRyan Helsley\u2019s struggles in a Mets uniform continued Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>2025 was a very up-and-down season for Ryan Helsley. He started off the year a bit shaky with the Cardinals, but really found himself into the summer months. He finished his Cardinals tenure with a 3.00 ERA in 36 innings.<\/p>\n<p>However, his time with the Mets was not so smooth. Helsley gave up 16 earned runs in 22 appearances with New York.<\/p>\n<p>According to BaseballReference.com\u2019s 2026 projection, Helsley will post a 3.75 ERA in 60 innings. He will also likely receive a multi-year contract in free agency, which could be worth up to $20-25 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More MLB on Heavy: BREAKING: Red Sox Acquire Sonny Gray in Trade with St. Louis Cardinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Ryan Helsley Comes with a Handful of Accolades<\/h2>\n<p>For a Cubs bullpen that features Daniel Palencia, Ben Brown, now Phil Maton, and just a few other arms, Ryan Helsley comes with a handful of accolades.<\/p>\n<p>He is a two-time All-Star who led MLB in saves with 49 in 2024. 2022 may have been his best season as a pro, when he posted a 1.25 ERA in 64.2 innings and struck out 94 batters.<\/p>\n<p>The only issue with him signing with the Cubs is that they seemed to have found their closer this season in Daniel Palencia, and if Helsley\u2019s time with the Mets is any indication of his comfort level being in a set-up or long relief role, that may be a bit concerning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More MLB on Heavy: Mets Trade Idea Swaps Kodai Senga for Pirates\u2019 All-Star Starter<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Cubs<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Cubs are reportedly interested in this two-time All-Star pitcher amid his very interesting free agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":125609,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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