Oakland Athletics' manager Bob Melvin chats with Matt Chapman before the A's play San Francisco Giants during Bay Bridge Series game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, March 26, 2018.
Oakland Athletics' manager Bob Melvin chats with Matt Chapman before the A's play San Francisco Giants during Bay Bridge Series game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, March 26, 2018.
Photo: Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleIn something of a foregone conclusion, A’s manager Bob Melvin was named one of the three finalists for the BBWAA’s American League Manager of the Year award on Monday.