Prior to injuring his quad, Cincinnati Reds’ Zack Cozart was the best shortstop in the National League without a doubt. With this injury the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Corey Seager and the Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner have staked their claim as having better first halves of the season.
Seager now leads NL shortstops in hits, runs, and home runs. Turner leads the NL shortstops in steals so far this season. Cozart still leads qualifying shortstops in batting average and OBP, despite trying to play through the quad injury.
Among the three, Cozart is still the best defensive shortstop by a good margin.