Jun 9, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Ryan Helsley (56) pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays during the ninth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

A rare feat for Ryan Helsley puts him with some elite company.

With his save on Saturday, Helsley reached 100 career saves. He becomes just the sixth Cardinal pitcher to reach the 100-save mark.

The top five are Jason Isringhausen (217, the only Cardinal with 200+ saves for the team), Lee Smith (160), Todd Worrell (129), Bruce Sutter (127) and Trevor Rosenthal (121). Of the five, two are in the Baseball Hall of Fame (Smith, Sutter), and two are in the Cardinals Hall of Fame (Isringhausen, Sutter).

ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan recently ranked the top 50 trade deadline candidates around the league. Closer Ryan Helsley was among four St. Louis Cardinals pitchers that could be traded by the July 31 deadline. 

St. Louis has a 46-38 record with roughly five weeks to go before the deadline. Based simply on the record, it would be an easy suggestion for the club to roll with what they have or add more pieces. The Cardinals have been red-hot recently, aside from a loss against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

The Athletic’s Chad Jennings, Aaron Gleeman, and Tim Britton shared a column putting each team into tiers with the trade deadline approaching. St. Louis was called “Tier 4: Tailors” along with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox. The trio specifically talked about how Helsley could bring back a “meaningful return.”

So with a month to go until the deadline, the fans have to sit back and wait to see how all of this unfolds.