GM: Ketel Marte wins games, D-backs not blind to flaws – Arizona Sports

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ clubhouse culture has been spotlighted for less than ideal reasons during the past week, drudging up trade speculation for All-Star Ketel Marte and further questions of manager Torey Lovullo’s security. Marte apologized publicly on Monday for how he handled taking time off after the All-Star Game, as teammates anonymously voiced concerns over his asking of days off to azcentral.com’s Nick Piecoro. Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro has reported that a decision is expected to be made shortly after the season on the best path forward with him. General manager Mike Hazen said the organization is not blind to having an “imperfect clubhouse.” What he made clear is how significant Marte is to winning baseball games. “Ketel is one of, if not our best player,” Hazen told Arizona Sports’ Wolf & Luke. “You win with superstars in this league. Yes, I know it’s a team game and putting a team together to win baseball games is equally important. That’s on us to figure out what the right mix of players is. “Two years ago, we went to the World Series with this player on our team. He broke all kinds of records in the playoffs. So this mindset of
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