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MLB Rumors: A Braves trade package for Adam Duvall

Adam Duvall is a Gold Glover and former All-Star. He got off to a red-hot start with the Boston Red Sox this season prior to an untimely injury. Now that Duvall is back in full force, his former team has some interest in him. Per MassLive, the Atlanta Braves are interested in a reunion with Duvall.

Duvall helped the Braves win a World Series in 2021. He’s been traded four times in his MLB career, and a fifth could be around the corner if Alex Anthopoulos can put together a worthwhile trade package for a player like Duvall.

Anthopoulos spent much of his Monday wheeling and dealing, acquiring two strong-armed relief pitchers on the cheap. The Braves bullpen is a sore spot as of now, but once their rotation is fully healthy, they’re expected to have a surplus. This is where Atlanta could help Boston in the AL Wild Card chase, making a trade between two contenders all the more likely.

As MLB Trade Rumors notes, “some potential exists for Atlanta and Boston to line up on a deal that would address mutual needs on the big league roster.  Both clubs are looking for pitching, but as MLB.com’s Mark Bowman notes, the Braves might have something of a bullpen surplus once all of their relievers start to return from the injured list.  Speculatively, one of those Atlanta relievers might be of interest to the Red Sox, even if Boston needs rotation help more directly than another bullpen arm.”

As to who those relief pitchers may be, it depends on how highly the Braves value Duvall. The Red Sox are relatively desperate for pitching, which plays right into Anthopoulos’ hand.