Ryan Helsley is in his final season before free agency and would be coveted at the deadline. But will the Cardinals need him?

According to Jim Bowden of The Athletic, the Cardinals could trade Miles Mikolas, Ryan Helsley or Erick Fedde, despite a surprisingly good start to the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals are a tweener team, as it is still too early to tell if they can become real postseason contenders.

The Yankees may need to add a starting pitcher before the end of this year's MLB trade deadline to help support Max Fried and Carlos Rodon

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Ryan Helsley has struggled a bit as of late, but his trade value should remain high enough for St. Louis to move him for a huge haul

You can go back for several weeks now for the lower chase [rate], higher contact, short of the ball,” manager Oli Marmol said.

Bradford Doolittle of ESPN urged St. Louis to choose a path and stick with it at the trade deadline. "Pick a lane. The Cardinals have exceeded their middling expectations and are well positioned to make a real push for the playoffs. Still, they are at best a 50-50 candidate to play into October," Doolittle writes.

The St. Louis Cardinals have some difficult decisions to make in the coming weeks. They have performed better than expected, but the cracks are starting to show

The St. Louis Cardinals could choose to sell at this year's trade deadline, but Oliver Marmol should keep Lars Nootbaar out of trade talks.

With under two months before the trade deadline, the Cardinals are among the teams looking to remain in postseason contention.