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3 possible trade destinations for Atlanta Braves to deal Adam Duvall

By Andrew Cicco

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 02: Freddie Freeman #5 and Adam Duvall #23 of the Atlanta Braves celebrate after they scored in the third inning against the New York Mets on August 2, 2018 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 02: Freddie Freeman #5 and Adam Duvall #23 of the Atlanta Braves celebrate after they scored in the third inning against the New York Mets on August 2, 2018 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SEPTEMBER 29: Carlos Rodon #55 of the Chicago White Sox reacts as manager Rick Renteria #17 walks to mound to pull him from the game against the Minnesota Twins during the second inning on September 29, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SEPTEMBER 29: Carlos Rodon #55 of the Chicago White Sox reacts as manager Rick Renteria #17 walks to mound to pull him from the game against the Minnesota Twins during the second inning on September 29, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

2. Chicago White Sox

Team two out of the Windy City is surprising many this season, still sitting within sight of Cleveland Indians in the AL Central while getting sudden power surges from former #1 prospect Yoan Moncada and veteran superstar Jose Abreu.

While the positive numbers paint the picture of a once-written-off franchise moving in the right direction, they still have a lot of gaps to fill. Like Toronto, one of those larger gaps is their outfield.

The biggest blow to the ChiSox was the loss of rookie sensation Eloy Jimenez to the 10-day IL with an ankle sprain. With him and Jon Jay lost to injuries, the need for production on the grass is there.

Now, I’m not saying Eloy will be out forever:  James Fegan shared video on Twitter of him up and about earlier this morning.

The fact of the matter is that ‘the outfield’ isn’t just made up of one guy, unless your last name happens to be the same name of a certain type of fish… and even he has sidekicks.

Anyway, even when Jimenez comes back to the active roster, the need will still be there. It’ll be less of a need, but a need nonetheless. Enter Adam Duvall.

Why would Atlanta even think of contacting the White Sox let alone trading with them, you ask? Well, they have a piece that Atlanta needs that, while a long-shot, doesn’t seem like TOO much of one; a closer.

Carlos Rodon is still on the 10-day IL, and it was suggested that he might need Tommy John surgery, according to NBCSports Chicago.

I was thinking of another guy that would fit well with Atlanta’s young pitching staff and youthful sense of camaraderie; someone by the name of Kelvin Herrera.

With the loss of Rodon, the Sox need more pitching to fill up innings… and let’s face it:  despite early successes, 2019 is not going to be their year.

Meanwhile, the Braves have MORE than enough young arms that losing a couple in a package deal wouldn’t hurt their system too much.

Mixing Duvall with two arms in exchange for Herrera and a couple of fielding prospects would address everyone’s needs:

  • the ChiSox get an extra power bat
  • Duvall gets back on a big league lineup
  • the Braves get substantial late-inning help

…and everyone’s happy… that is, if Anthopoulos and Rick Hahn can agree on a responsible, balanced deal. We’ll just have to see what’s planned for July.

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