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.