Everybody is aware of how good of a defender Billy Hamilton is as the center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds and most people are aware of how good Zack Cozart is at shortstop. It’s the rest of the team that people don’t know more about. Looking at how good Hamilton and Cozart really are can be instructive, too.
Hamilton is considered the best center fielder in the National League and backed that up by saving a league leading 15 runs in 2016. Over the past three years, only Lorenzo Cain of the Kansas City Royals and Kevin Kiermaier of the Tampa Bay Rays have saved more runs than Hamilton in all of baseball.