The Cardinals had no substantive talks with Lynn, 30, who will enter free agency as one of the more durable options available. A year removed from elbow surgery, Lynn went 11-8 with a 3.43 ERA and 186 1/3 innings. With the exception of 2014, which he missed to recover from Tommy John surgery, Lynn has five consecutive healthy seasons of 175 innings and 29 starts. Teams began expressing interest in him Thursday.

After two years and substantial stretches as the Cardinals’ closer Oh became a free agent due to a clause in his contract. The Cardinals lured him from Asia’s professional leagues before the 2016 season, and his two-year contract assured that he became a free agent when it expired. Aledmys Diaz, whose four-year contract expired this week, did not have the same clause and the Cardinals have at least four more years of control with the former All-Star.

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At the end of the season, Oh said he hoped to return to the Cardinals and that he intended to seek a job in the majors and not return to the leagues in Korea or Japan.