Nov 14, 2017
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Not only did Orioles outfielder/first baseman Trey Mancini have a great rookie season in 2017 — .293/.338/.488 with 24 homers and 78 RBIs — but he did it under pretty difficult circumstances. Mancini was not supposed to make the 2017 Orioles out of spring training, especially once the club re-signed Mark Trumbo in January. There was no room at the inn for a first baseman/designated hitter type, not with Trumbo and Chris Davis getting big bucks to hold down those positions.