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Atlanta Braves: Fried a Lock for Rotation; Duvall vs. Riley

By Jake Mastroianni

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PHOENIX, AZ – SEPTEMBER 07: Adam  Duvall #23 of the Atlanta Braves reacts to a called third strike made by umpire Doug Eddings #88 during the eighth inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on September 7, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ – SEPTEMBER 07: Adam  Duvall #23 of the Atlanta Braves reacts to a called third strike made by umpire Doug Eddings #88 during the eighth inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on September 7, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /

Adam Duvall’s Time Has Run Out

I hate to be mean about it because Adam Duvall seems like a great guy, but I simply think he needs another change of scenery.

So far this Spring he’s hitting .143 with a .286 on-base percentage (OBP), two home runs (both in the same game), and four RBI.

The most positive thing you can say about Duvall this Spring is that he’s not striking out as much and he’s getting on base. The outfielder has walked seven times and struck out just six times.

It’s possible he’s run into some bad luck on the balls he’s put in play, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

He really could use 100 at-bats to get a better gauge of what he’s capable of, but he doesn’t have that luxury in Spring Training.

All we have to go on is what he did with the Atlanta Braves at the end of last year and in Spring Training. And what we’ve seen during that time isn’t worthy of a roster spot.

Not when I think there are serviceable options on the team right now who won’t cost nearly as much.

If the Atlanta Braves cut Duvall before Opening Day they’ll save about $2 million. At this point it’s looking like that is what will happen.

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