Atlanta Braves: 5 players most likely to be traded this offseason
Adam Duvall
Perhaps the offensive hero for the Atlanta Braves in the postseason, Adam Duvall, could potentially be traded this offseason.
I was beating the drum all last offseason, and even during the season, that Adam Duvall would never play for the Major League club again … boy was I wrong.
Not only did he put on that Atlanta uniform again, but he came up with some huge hits in the postseason.
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It was quite the roller-coaster season for Duvall as started the year in Triple-A where he was an absolute beast at the plate hitting .266 with 32 home runs and winning Gwinnett’s MVP award.
He was recalled in July when all other options were spent in the outfield, and he remained hot hitting .500 in 22 July at-bats with 4 home runs.
Duvall cooled off in August hitting just .148 with 2 home runs, but then picked it back up in September hitting .324 and earning a spot on the postseason roster.
He then led the Atlanta Braves with 5 postseason RBI in just 11 at-bats.
But going forward, you have to wonder exactly what his role will be with the Braves.
A lot may depend on what they do with Nick Markakis and what they do at third base, but it still feels like Duvall is on down the depth chart.
At best, he takes the place of Matt Joyce as a valuable bench bat (except from the right side).
However, if there is a team out there that saw enough from Duvall to want to give him a starting job, I think the Atlanta Braves would be happy to trade him to give him that chance.