Trey Mancini a finalist for AL Rookie of the Year (updated)

With Aaron Judge a lock to be named American League Rookie of the Year, cracking the top three finalists can be viewed as a nice consolation prize.

Trey Mancini will take it.

Mancini, Judge and Red Sox's outfielder Andrew Benintendi were revealed as finalists tonight on MLB Network. The winner will be announced on Nov. 13.

Judge, the Yankees' baseball-crushing right fielder, should gather all of the first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Benintendi was a popular choice to follow him, leaving Mancini as a possibility for the third spot.

The Orioles didn't know whether Mancini would break camp with the team or how he'd adapt to playing the outfield. He responded by batting .293/.338/.488 with 26 doubles, four triples, 24 home runs and 78 RBIs in 147 games, and he drew praise for his glove work, featuring a stronger arm than advertised.

Among qualifying rookies, Mancini ranked first in hits with 159 to finish ahead of Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel (158), Benintendi (155) and Judge (154). He also was first with 47 multi-hit games, second in batting average behind Gurriel (.299), third in slugging percentage, fourth in on-base percentage, fifth in RBIs and tied for seventh in home runs.

On Aug. 10, Mancini became the seventh Orioles rookie to hit 20 home runs and the first since Cal Ripken Jr. in 1982. He joined the White Sox's Joe Crede on June 7 as the only rookies in history to hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning or later and a walk-off homer in the same game.

Mancini tied the major league record with eight home runs in his first 17 career games, joining the Blue Jays' Carlos Delgado and the Rockies' Trevor Story. He was the first player with eight homers among his first 15 hits since Delgado in 1994.

Mancini crafted a 17-game hitting streak from Sept. 11-29, the longest by a rookie in club history and the longest by a first-year player in the majors this season.

Judge batted .284/.422/.627 with 24 doubles, three triples, 52 home runs, 114 RBIs and 208 strikeouts in 155 games and 542 at-bats. He posted a .329 average in the first half and a .228 average after the break, though he finished strong with a .311/.463/.889 slash line, 15 home runs and 32 RBIs in September.

Judge abused the Orioles over 19 games, batting .426/.588/.1.049 with five doubles, 11 home runs, 24 RBIs and 24 walks.

Benintendi batted .271/.352/.424 with 26 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs, 90 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 151 games.

I'll update this entry with the finalists in every category.

Here are the finalists for the major awards:

American League

Most Valuable Player: Aaron Judge (Yankees), José Ramírez (Indians), Jose Altuve (Astros)

Cy Young: Luis Severino (Yankees), Chris Sale (Red Sox), Corey Kluber (Indians)

Rookie of the Year: Trey Mancini (Orioles), Aaron Judge (Yankees), Andrew Benintendi (Red Sox)

Manager of the Year: Terry Francona (Indians), Paul Molitor (Twins), A.J. Hinch (Astros)

National League

Most Valuable Player: Paul Goldschmidt (Diamondbacks), Giancarlo Stanton (Marlins), Joey Votto (Reds)

Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers), Stephen Strasburg (Nationals), Max Scherzer (Nationals)

Rookie of the Year: Josh Bell (Pirates), Paul DeJong (Cardinals), Cody Bellinger (Dodgers)

Manager of the Year: Bud Black (Rockies), Torey Lovullo (Diamondbacks), Dave Roberts (Dodgers)