The NL leader in slugging percentage is an unlikely name from an unlikely team

Let's look at the unlikely power surge of Reds outfielder Adam Duvall

On Saturday, the Reds bested the Nationals, 6-3, thanks in part to a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning by Adam Duvall (MLB.com video). He had previously homered the day before:

And the day before that, too.

In fact, Duvall's been doing a lot of power hitting this season, albeit in an under-the-radar fashion.

On July 30 of last season, the Giants acquired starting pitcher Mike Leake from the now-rebuilding Reds for minor-league (High-A) pitcher Keury Mella and Duvall. In the case of the latter, he wasn't really considered a prospect, given that he was 26 years old and in Triple-A.

Still, Duvall had power. He always has. He had hit 26 home runs through 100 Triple-A games in 2015 at the time of the trade. In 2014, he hit 27 homers in 91 Triple-A games.

In 2016, he's flashing that power at the big-league level in a big way. Heading into Sunday, he actually leads the National League in slugging percentage. He's second only to Rockies superstar Nolan Arenado in home runs.

His line overall is rather weird, though.

We've got the gaudy .619 slugging percentage and 16 homers with 14 doubles and 35 RBI. All of those are great. He's hitting .267, which is fine. It's above the league average (.249). On the flip-side, he's walked only seven times against 55 strikeouts, helping to push him to a below-average .301 on-base percentage.His 29.4 percent strikeout rate is the fourth-worst in the NL after Giancarlo Stanton, Trevor Story and Chris Carter while his 3.7 percent walk rate is worse than everyone aside from Matt Kemp, Gerardo Parra, Jean Segura, Starling Marte, Alexei Ramirez and Freddy Galvis.

Still, Duvall's power is making him a great overall asset for the Reds. He ranks in the top 20 in WAR at baseball-reference.com and is 21st among NL players in the fangraphs.com version. Only nine players have driven home more runs and, again, note the slugging percentage and home run totals.

It might sound a bit weird to say, but through June 4, one of the best power hitters in Major League Baseball has been Adam Duvall, a 27-year-old former 11th rounder who spent 625 games in the minors.