12 Predictions for 2023-24 MLB Offseason Trades | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Glasnow is owed $25 million this upcoming season in his final year under club control, and the Tampa Bay Rays are a notoriously low-budget franchise that produces pitchers like a factory.

At 30 years old, Glasnow would be an attractive piece for any team. But his expiring deal especially makes sense for a team looking to contend. For St. Louis, this would be a short-term, high-ceiling move to bring in Glasnow, who could provide the kind of boost to a rotation that Jordan Montgomery did for the Texas Rangers this year at the trade deadline.

The Cardinals, by contrast, were bottom third of MLB in both categories. Glasnow would be an obvious upgrade to their rotation. He provides them an ace-caliber starter with swing-and-miss stuff, which St. Louis is sorely lacking.