The Enquirer
A list of nine MLB players enjoying breakout offensive seasons in 2017 by USA TODAY Sports' Ted Berg includes Reds shortstop Zack Cozart, former Reds infielder Yonder Alonso and Reds Killer Eric Thames.
The Enquirer's C. Trent Rosecrans wrote earlier Friday about whether the Reds should extend Cozart.
Berg on Cozart:
Wait, what? It’s late May, and Zack Cozart has the exact same 155 OPS+ as Kris Bryant. Long a glove-first shortstop, the 31-year-old Cozart entered the season with a career 82 OPS+. Certainly a lot of Cozart’s early success in 2017 can be chalked up to his .