Hours after buying Giants reliever Tyler Rogers, the New York Mets made one other massive commerce to boost its bullpen, buying reigning NL Reliever of the Yr Ryan Helsley from the St. Louis Cardinals, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Final season, Helsley converted 49 of his 53 save opportunities, posting a 2.04 ERA with 79 strikeouts over 66 1/3 innings. He’s remained dependable this yr, recording 21 saves in 26 probabilities with a 3.00 ERA and 41 strikeouts by means of 36 innings getting into Wednesday.
Helsley thrives on primarily a two-pitch mix: a four-seam fastball (44.6% utilization) averaging 99.6 mph and a slider (47.9% utilization) averaging 88.9 mph. The pairing has constantly overwhelmed hitters and cemented Helsley’s repute as probably the greatest bullpen arms in MLB.
