While there were only a few bright spots for the Baltimore Orioles in 2019, 1B/OF Trey Mancini developed into the star the Birds needed to step up.
I don’t think many people expected Mancini to increase his production and numbers as drastically as he did last season. Just two years ago, he was third in Rookie of the Year voting. The following season, his numbers dropped drastically. His batting average dipped by just over 50 points and he went from being a 1.6 fWAR player to a -0.3 fWAR player.
Some believed Mancini should have been the Orioles All-Star game representative over John Means in 2019, after all, he did put up numbers to contend with some of the league’s best players.