In what is expected to be an active offseason for the St. Louis Cardinals, Lars Nootbaar has turned into a peculiar trade candidate.
Two years away from free agency and a subject of trade interest from teams around the league in prior years, the combination of his worst year as a big leaguer and surprise offseason surgery has complicated his perceived value around the industry.
Even so, the Cardinals are expected to continue to listen to potential trades when it comes to Nootbaar, and Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has now named at least two teams that have already expressed interest in the Cardinals' outfielder.