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What could Atlanta Braves get in a trade for Ender Inciarte or Adam Duvall?

By Jake Mastroianni

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 01: Ender Inciarte #11 of the Atlanta Braves rounds second base after hitting a solo homer to lead off the first inning against the Chicago Cubs on April 01, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 01: Ender Inciarte #11 of the Atlanta Braves rounds second base after hitting a solo homer to lead off the first inning against the Chicago Cubs on April 01, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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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) /

What can we get for Adam Duvall

Like I said earlier, I think the only option the Atlanta Braves have with Adam Duvall right now is to trade him. I don’t see any way he ever plays for the big league club again.

In my eyes, this has been the plan all along for Duvall — hope he regains enough value to get the Braves something in a trade.

It certainly looks like he has regained his value playing every day for Gwinnett. He has a .288 average and a .368 on-base percentage with an OPS of .853.

Duvall has 2 home runs and 5 doubles in 66 at-bats for the Stripers. He has walked eight times and struck out just 11 times.

As hard as I was on Duvall at the end of last year, I still believe that he can be an everyday outfielder in the big leagues and hit .250 with 25 or more home runs.

But the key will be finding a team that can give him every day at-bats and wants to compete over the next two years, which is how many arbitration years he has left before becoming a free agent.

Last year the Atlanta Braves gave up a bench player and two fringe prospects. Duvall’s value is even less now, so you certainly can’t expect to get anywhere close to that package.

Best case scenario, the Atlanta Braves get an experienced middle reliever with team control through 2020.

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