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<\/p>\nThe Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen has the chance to be very good when it’s at its best.<\/p>\n
The issue, however, is that the Dodgers have dealt with injuries, and unless the team makes a few trades over the next few months, there will be some question marks heading into the second half. Ryan Helsley could be available, a right-handed closer for the St. Louis Cardinals.<\/p>\n
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Whether the Cardinals decide to move on from him remains to be seen, but there isn’t much of a reason to keep him around unless they want to give him a QO and get a pick in return.<\/p>\n
Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report named him a trade candidate and added that he could be a valuable asset in guiding the Cardinals to future success.<\/p>\n
“Last season, Helsley won the Trevor Hoffman Award as the National League’s best reliever, posting a 2.04 ERA and recording an MLB-best 49 saves,” Kelly wrote. “Given how desperate teams are for impact relievers in the summer, the Cardinals could probably fetch a return of two top-10 prospects from a team’s system in return for Helsley.<\/p>\n
“The Cardinals do have the ability to hold onto Helsley and extend a qualifying offer to him in the offseason, assuring that they at least get draft-pick compensation if he leaves in free agency.<\/p>\n
But for a team looking to restock their farm system and once again build a great pipeline, moving Helsley this summer might be a nice way for outgoing president of baseball operations John Mozeliak to set Chaim Bloom up for success.”<\/p>\n
The Dodgers’ farm system isn’t as strong as some would like to make it seem, but it remains above average, and the Cardinals could be interested in a few of their players.<\/p>\n
If so, this team is in a win-now situation, one that the league has never seen before.<\/p>\n
Why not continue to do everything they can to win a World Series? Helsley would add to that, and would be a perfect addition with his 2.63 career ERA in 246 appearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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