Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen confirmed Friday that he won't move All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte this offseason.
"It never ended up getting that close," Hazen said, according to Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. "Just sort of reaffirming what I've been saying the entire offseason, like my expectation was this wasn't going to happen. I felt like I had to do my job just to listen to what people had to say. He's a superstar player for us, and has been for a long time, and is going to continue to be."
Hazen said he talked to Marte after telling other teams the D-Backs were no longer interested in dealing the 32-year-old. The GM added he will meet with the player when spring training begins.