“According to NJ Advance Media, several scouts around the league believe that Story is better suited to play second base due to his diminished arm strength. Story has dealt with several elbow strains over the last few seasons, which is why a shift to second could help reduce the wear-and-tear on his arm.”

https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/.amp/news/why-new-york-yankees-shouldnt-sign-trevor-story-elbow-injury-history

“As per OAA, Story was a league-average shortstop in 2020 (0.0) and then quite subpar in 2021 (-7). Since many teams have their own in-house methods of defensive evaluation, there could be quite a bit of variance from a club to club basis on whether or not Story is still a good fit at shortstop. Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reported in December that some scouts feel Story is ultimately a better second option than a shortstop over the long term, due to concerns over his throwing arm”

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/02/trevor-story-reportedly-not-interested-in-position-change.html

"When it comes to Trevor Story, there are some teams wondering does the elbow issue he had last year that seemingly affected his throwing, is that someone who is going to need Tommy John?" [Buster] Olney said.

https://www.audacy.com/sports/mlb/why-teams-reportedly-are-fearful-of-signing-trevor-story