The Diamondbacks may have some decisions to make this summer, but Ketel Marte appears to have already made his own.
Arizona sits at 48-47 and still has a path to the postseason, though it trails the NL West by 12.5 games and would need to get in through the Wild Card. Entering the final day before the All-Star break, the D-Backs were 3.5 games out of a Wild Card spot, which leaves open the possibility that the club could turn into a seller before the August 3 trade deadline.
If that happens, Marte is not expected to be part of the shuffle. According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, the All-Star second baseman is expected to block any trade because of his no-trade protection.
"The Diamondback shopped Marte during the winter, but pulled him off the market before spring training," Nightengale writes. "He now has 10-and-5 rights and is expected to veto all trades, which Arizona has told teams."
That lines up with the way Marte’s name has been handled for months. He was in trade rumors for a while and was even on the block last offseason, but a move now looks unlikely unless he changes course.
For the moment, the expectation is simple: Marte plans to reject any deal Arizona might try to work out for him this summer.
The three-time All-Star and NLCS MVP is still producing, even if this hasn’t been an All-Star-level season by his standards. Before the break, he had 19 homers with a .780 OPS and a 112 OPS_.
Marte is signed through the 2030 season on a six-year, $105 million deal, so unless something changes, Arizona looks set to keep him in place for the next four years.
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