Gold Glove finalists were announced Tuesday morning, with Ian Happ getting another nod in left field and Dansby Swanson making the top three at shortstop. As Matt Trueblood noted, Rawlings has been a little transparent (or lazy) in the past by simply releasing the finalists in the order of their finish. Maybe it’s just random, but it’s not alphabetical and there’s no other apparent rhyme or reason to the listings.
If Trueblood is right about the tell, Happ will win his third straight NL Gold while Swanson will finish second to NL Central rival Masyn Winn.