Eli White DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Justin Tuscano reports that Atlanta Braves outfielder Eli White, who is out of minor-league options, will spend most of spring training working in the infield to give him a chance to display his versatility. If White can impress the coaching staff on the dirt in camp, it will give him a much better shot at winning an Opening Day roster spot as a super-utility man. The 30-year-old has only made four appearances at second base in the big leagues. In his two seasons with the Braves, White has only appeared in 41 games and has gone 12-for-53 (.226) with one home run, four RBI, three stolen bases, 10 runs scored and 19 strikeouts in 59 plate appearances. If he does win an Opening Day roster spot, White will strictly be a bench player and can be ignored in the vast majority of fantasy formats.

The Atlanta Braves selected the contract of outfielder Eli White from Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday and optioned outfielder Forrest Wall to Gwinnett in a corresponding move. To make room on the 40-man roster, the team moved left-hander Ray Kerr (elbow) to the 60-day injured list. White had a 6-for-7 game with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI down on the farm this week and is hitting .289 with seven home runs, and an .848 OPS in 54 games at Gwinnett. However, he's a .181 career hitter with nine home runs, 28 RBI and 17 stolen bases in parts of four major-league seasons with the Braves and Texas Rangers. White went 1-for-14 (.071) with two walks and seven strikeouts with Atlanta in 2023 and will be a reserve outfielder in the big leagues in 2024 for however long he sticks around.