C. Trent Rosecrans

crosecrans@enquirer.com

The Reds’ Billy Hamilton and Adam Duvall, both former infielders, have been named National League Gold Glove finalists in the outfield by Rawlings on Thursday.

Hamilton was named a finalist at center field for the third time in his career, although he has never won. Duvall, in his first full season, is among the three left field nominees in the National League.

Also nominated in center field are Atlanta’s Ender Inciarte and Philadelphia's Odubel Herrera. Duvall is joined by Pittsburgh’s Starling Marte and Miami's Christian Yelich.

Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, a four-time winner, was not among the finalists at second base for the National League.

The Gold Gloves will be announced on Nov. 9.

While Hamilton was moved from shortstop to center field in 2013 as a minor-leaguer before making his big-league debut later that year. Duvall, acquired in a trade with the Giants at the trade deadline in 2015, was a first baseman and third baseman in San Francisco’s organization before the Reds put him in left field. Duvall had played just 10 games in left field before the trade, but the Reds’ scouts believed he could play in the outfield. This season was Duvall’s first full season in left field.

In his first season as a full-time starter, Duvall hit .241/.297/.498 with 33 home runs and 103 RBI and was named a National League All-Star.

Voting done by managers and coaches accounts for 75 percent of the total, while the other 25 percent comes from statistical data from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).

The SABR SDI (SABR Defensive Index) is updated only through Aug. 7 on the organization's website. But through Aug. 7, Duvall was tops among left fielders and Hamilton was second to Inciarte in center.