Rumors have surrounded the St. Louis Cardinals this offseason ever since the initial reports came out that they would be entering a rebuild. A lot of the rumors surrounding the team consisted of potential trades the Cardinals could make.Sonny Gray, Nolan Arenado, and Ryan Helsley are the three main names being discussed in the trade talk, but none of them have been moved to this point.Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic recently debunked one of the biggest rumors surrounding the Cardinals.
''It's something we will always remain open-minded to, but our plan is to have him be part of our organization,' Mozeliak told Ken Rosenthal and The Athletic on Thursday.Helsley would be the dream target of any team that's aggressively trying to win right now. His contract expires at the end of the 2025 season, but he's one of the best closers in the game.In 2024, Helsley posted a 2.04 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 206 ERA+.