When Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY reported this week that the Arizona Diamondbacks could be open to shopping Ketel Marte this offseason, New York Yankees fans immediately leaned forward with interest.
The Yankees’ biggest flaws in recent seasons have been painfully consistent: too many right-handed, strikeout-prone sluggers and not enough dynamic, switch-hitting contact bats. Marte checks every missing box — a high-contact, extra-base machine with positional flexibility and postseason pedigree.
According to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman, however, New York has reportedly appeared on Marte's five-team no-trade list in the recent past, and it's quite likely they remain there.