The Cardinals have plenty of pitching: Wainwright, Flaherty, Mikolas. They don't need another pitcher. Also, Carlson is a must for STL.

Before anyone goes jumping down my throat about how the Cards would never trade Winn, the Cards are win now mode. They may only have a couple more seasons of Arenado being productive. Goldy only has another year left, and even if they trade him Willson Contreras and Alec Burleson are waiting. Likewise, the outfield is packed full of options and Carlson has the most control (and is a nice change of scenery candidate). What the Cardinals desperately need is pitching. Adding Hence or Graceffo might be the bridge too far, but I could see the White Sox asking. I would also expect both of those players to be available in 2024, but the Cardinals don't want to go into next season relying on them. And the Cards need to bulk up their rotation, as currently, they have Matz, Mikolos, and Libertore slotted as the bulk of the rotation. Cards have a history of not paying huge money for free agents, so this would free them up to spend on a mid-level pitcher (return of Jordan Montogmery perhaps?). White Sox shore up their entire infield, get a great defensive outfielder, and some pitching depth to go with Eder and Nastrani. I could see them pushing for Hence or Graceffo, rather than taking Carlson, so I may do up a trade with that setup.