D-backs manager Torey Lovullo was asked prior to Friday’s game against the Rockies at Coors Field about an Arizona Republic report stating that “teammates and others in the organization have quietly grumbled about \[Ketel Marte's\] propensity to ask for days off.

After so much drama and talk surrounding D-backs' Ketel Marte, the ongoing distraction could be costly near the top of the organization.

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Ketel Marte on Monday addressed criticism in a recent story in the Arizona Republic newspaper that he asks for too many days off and that by doing so he has irritated some of his teammates and coaches.