How Ketel Marte continues to 'frustrate' some within Diamondbacks organization

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have had a legitimate chance to make the postseason this year. However, even with a decent 33-31 record, there is a clear issue plaguing the team right now.

While the starting rotation is a little worrisome, there's a bigger issue that's come about regarding Ketel Marte and some within the D-Backs organization.

According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, some within the Diamondbacks organization are frustrated with Marte this season, thanks in part to Marte taking days off.

Ketel Marte frustrating some in D-Backs organization​

"Meanwhile, Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte, who the D-Backs tried to trade during the winter, continues to frustrate segments of the organization by opting to take days off," Nightengale writes.

Nightengale shared an example of this issue for the D-Backs with Marte involving Shohei Ohtani, "He sat last week when Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched against the Diamondbacks, and then played the next day and hit a walk-off homer."

This past offseason, there were plenty of trade rumors with Marte, but the Diamondbacks decided to hold onto him. There were plenty of interested teams, and it's not a surprise considering how good he is.

Last season, there were also some internal issues between the Diamondbacks and Marte. After the All-Star break, Marte missed a few games after flying back to the Dominican Republic, which did not sit well with the team.

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ESPN shared some insight into last year's incident: "... but was 'frustrated' and 'in a bad spot' after he learned his residence in Scottsdale, Arizona, had been burglarized during the break, according to the interpreter."

There were reported issues with Marte and the Diamondbacks clubhouse, and those issues seem to have come about once more this season.

There's no telling how bad things actually are right now, and whether this frustration will lead to trade rumors starting back up this summer.

But it's hard to ignore the bad vibes from this report, with Marte frustrating some within the D-Backs organization for what appears to be the second straight season.

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