Reds send Duvall to Braves for prospects

ATLANTA — The Cincinnati Reds sent outfielder Adam Duvall to the Atlanta Braves for three prospects late Monday.

The Braves sent right-handers Lucas Sims and Matt Wisler and outfielder Preston Tucker to Cincinnati. All three spent time in Atlanta this season but were with triple-A Gwinnett at the time of the trade.

The 29-year-old Duvall has hit 15 home runs with 61 RBIs but is hitting only .205 this season.

Tucker will join the Reds immediately, and Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams told the Cincinnati Enquirer that the team views Sims as a future major league starter.

Sims, 24, was a first-round draft pick in 2012. This season, he is 4-3 with a 2.84 ERA in triple-A.

Tucker, 28, played 62 games for the Braves this season, batting .256. And Wisler, 25, is 4-4 in triple-A this season with a 4.37 ERA.

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