Ryan Helsley’s Rough Two Months With The Mets Gets Him Two-Year Deal With The Orioles
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FILE – New York Mets pitcher Ryan Helsley throws during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sept. 10, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. In July, the Mets and Yankees lost their grips on division leads for various reasons and it was the time when trade activity picked up. The teams combined to acquire 11 new players while sending out a combined 23 players. The teams also identified bullpen arms as an immediate need, resulting in the Mets acquiring Gregory Soto, Tyler Rogers and Ryan Helsley and the Yankees obtaining Jake Bird, Camilo Doval, and David Bednar. While Rogers, Doval and Bednar are not free agents, the Mets were essentially renting Helsley for two months and the lease did not go well when he was 0-3 with a 7.20 ERA in 22 appearances. His run of ineffectiveness culminated in a span of four outings from Aug. 9-15 when he allowed seven runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings during four losses for the Mets as the Phillies gained steam and took control of the division. Four bad outings hardly define a career, but they seemingly did for his time with the Mets, which ended Saturday when the Orioles agreed to a $28 million, two-year deal with him. The deal contains an opt-out and Helsley likely uses it if he can regain some earlier form like in 2024 when he saved 49 games and had a 2.04 ERA in 65 appearances, a run that saw him strike out 79 in 66 1/3 innings. Late in the season it was revealed Helsley was tipping pitches and he seemingly fixed it, unlike Luke Weaver, whose pitch tipping was revealed late in the season and not cured in time for him to avoid…
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