Tyler Mahle can offer the Cardinals quality innings at a much lower price point than many of the other arms available in the free agent market.
It’s very clear that the St. Louis Cardinals come into the 2025 offseason needing starting pitching help. Add a possible Sonny Gray trade into the mix, and St. Louis could have plenty of spots in the rotation. In addition to Gray’s spot possibly becoming vacant, the Cardinals are likely to move on from Miles Mikolas and could possibly move Andre Pallante out of the rotation.