D-backs Insider Addresses Ketel Marte Trade Rumor

Gambadoro reports that the D-backs are not actively offering Marte to other clubs.

Of course, a lot can change throughout the course of a lengthy offseason, especially with some of the organizational displeasure with Marte that was reported mid-season. But for now, Arizona is open to a Marte trade — not proactively seeking one.

"Here is the easiest way to put this. Are the Diamondbacks shopping Ketel Marte - No," Gambadoro wrote on X/Twitter.

"Would they listen if someone called - Yes as they should and I would expect after what happened over the summer they may get a few calls. But actively calling teams to offer him in a trade? - that has not happened. I would say only Corbin Carroll and Ryne Nelson would be considered untouchable."

A Marte trade would certainly be quite the shock to a D-backs team that has so heavily relied on his (and the rest of their 1-4 hitters') offensive heroics. Marte is an all-time Diamondback, a three-time All-Star and a back-to-back Silver Slugger Award winner.

These swirling reports are all delivering slightly different information. Both Nightengale and Gambadoro are credible, well-sourced insiders. The truth may lie somewhere in between the two reports.

Perhaps the Diamondbacks are internally eager to trade Marte, but that doesn't mean they're actively calling teams with a package ready to offer (yet).

If the D-backs were to swing a deal, they would likely be targeting legitimate, top-end starting pitching — with control. An arm like Hunter Greene would likely be the type of deal Arizona is hoping to land.

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Ultimately, the only way to find out is to wait and see. Either Marte is traded or he isn't, in the end. Arizona will either benefit from Marte's bat remaining in the lineup, or get a legitimate haul in return for their three-time All-Star.

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