Trea Turner #7 of the Washington Nationals in position during a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park on September 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Even though he has spent just under half the time as Ian Desmond at the position, Trea Turner has eclipsed him as the Washington Nationals best shortstop.
I was filtering through the District on Deck archives the other day and ran across this beauty: Best Shortstops in Nationals History. This piece was published the year Trea Turner debuted on the scene for the Nationals, and the final year Ian Desmond would call Washington home.