The Arizona Diamondbacks were a team that almost made the playoffs this past season, and if they just had a piece or two there, things could've been different. One of those pieces was actually on their team, as Ketel Marte had an unexplained absence from the team for some time, but he did return.

Rumors have floated around about the Diamondbacks possibly trading Marte during the offseason, but as of now, that might not happen anytime soon, according to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez.

“That won't come until an offer they deem worthy materializes. But the sense is their bar for Marte, who's 33 and owed $76M over the next four years, won't be nearly as high as it was a year ago. It can't be,” Gonzalez wrote.

MLB Insider Jon Heyman mentioned that Marte's no-trade clause could make it hard for the Diamondbacks to get a trade done.

“The Blue Jays are interested in Diamondbacks star 2B Ketel Marte, via The Athletic. But a D-backs person downplayed any trade chances to The Post. He was shopped last winter, though he now has full no-trade rights,” Heyman wrote.

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Marte has at least four more seasons left on his contract, as well as a player option for $11.5 million in 2031. His contract, plus other things, is something that a team has to deal with if they trade for him.

“If he decides that he doesn't want to get traded, then he won't be,” MLB insider Jim Bowden said. “You gotta find a team that not only that he's willing to go to, but you gotta find a front office, a GM, a manager, and a group of players that are willing to accept all the things that come with Ketel Marte, which includes times where players, some teammates, have been disappointed that he didn't take the field.”