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Freddy Galvis and Odubel Herrera Gold Glove finalists

Those of us who write about the Phillies have been hungry for some news lately. So the announcement that two Phils players are Rawlings Gold Glove finalists this year is big news ‘round these parts.

Shortstop Freddy Galvis capped a fantastic defensive season by joining two other NL shortstops, the San Francisco Giants Brandon Crawford and the Chicago Cubs Addison Russell as finalists at that position.

After years of promises that Freddy was an elite shortstop, only to disappoint, Galvis had his finest year with the glove in 2016 and is entirely worthy of this selection.

Galvis committed the fourth-fewest errors among qualified NL shortstops this season, with just eight, less than the other two finalists.