Now under the leadership of Chaim Bloom, I fully expect the St. Louis Cardinals to be far more creative in their roster building than we saw from John Mozeliak in recent years. While you could almost always predict how the Cardinals would handle each offseason and trade deadline before, Bloom's regime is providing a fresh look and voice to how the club does things.
And that is the perfect backdrop for the Cardinals to give a former All-Star of theirs a fresh look through a fresh opportunity.
Ryan Helsley, whom the club dealt at the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline after six and a half awesome seasons out of their bullpen, is currently a free agent and has openly stated that he expects to hear from the Cardinals this offseason.