It's all now going to be a "what could have been situation" for the New York Yankees. Former closer Ryan Helsley, who felt like a fit in the Bronx, has reportedly signed a contract with the division-rival Orioles in free agency.
Yankees fans shouldn't necessarily be "concerned" by that move, but it does take an extremely cost-effective option off the market for New York.
This time last year, Ryan Helsley was one of the top relievers thought to be on the trade block. The former St. Louis Cardinal was coming off a 2024 campaign in which he posted a 2.