When we last checked in on Zack Cozart in this space, we were scratching our head about what to make of Cozart's very short 2015 season (just 53 games played), which saw him set (or be on pace to set) career highs in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS+. This was definitely an encouraging response to Cozart's disastrous 2014 season, albeit tempered by the thought that maybe we shouldn't read too much into less than two months worth of data.
For 2016, Cozart mostly solidified his 2015 gains, with some anticipated regression built in. Cozart improved his walk rate for a third consecutive season and maintained his line drive rate to be equal to 2015's rather impressive 28%.