Some believe the Arizona Diamondbacks are going to move on from Ketel Marte this winter, as it’s been rumored over the past few weeks.

It remains uncertain what the Diamondbacks will do throughout the offseason, but there are reasons to believe Marte might not be on the roster long term.

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For the New York Yankees, other rumors have suggested that Jazz Chisholm Jr. could also be in a similar situation.

While Marte is a better player than Chisholm, that doesn’t take away from the fact that Chisholm is still one of the better second basemen in baseball.

Unfortunately for him, if he wants to stay in New York, Marte is simply the superior player.

Searching for a way to get a deal done, FanSided put together a proposal that would send Marte to the Yankees in exchange for a solid package:

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Yankees receive:

Diamondbacks receive:

SP Elmer Rodríguez (Yankees No. 3 prospect)

SP Ben Hess (Yankees No. 6 prospect)

“Let’s now travel into slightly more ambitious — if less realistic — territory. The Arizona Diamondbacks are clearly anxious to trade Ketel Marte after some awkward off-field issues popped up in 2025. Marte is under lock and key through 2031 at an extremely affordable rate. He’s 32, so back half of the contract ages is a fair point of concern, but the Yankees are no stranger to such investments. Marte is still paid well below today’s market price for a star of his caliber.

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“The Diamondbacks might be willing to roll the dice on Chisholm, even as a potential rental. This isn’t Arizona attempting to shed salary, at least on the surface. It’s a fundamental issue with Marte as a teammate. Jazz isn’t necessarily lauded for his leadership qualities, but he plays hard and puts up numbers. The D’Backs clearly want to contend next season,” Christopher Kline wrote.

I don’t fully understand the idea of moving on from Chisholm right now, but if the Yankees were to replace him with Marte, it wouldn’t be the worst move, considering Marte is the better player.

The better option, in my opinion, would be finding a way to keep both on the roster.

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I believe the Yankees have enough in their farm system to make something like that happen, but as always, we won’t know until a deal actually gets done.