• Full name Zachary Warren Cozart
  • Born 08/12/1985 in Memphis, TN
  • Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Mississippi
  • Debut 07/07/2011
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (79th overall) by the Cincinnati Reds in 2007 (signed for $407,250).
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    In this year's draft class, Cozart is a commodity as a college position player with passable skills in the field and at the plate. One scout described him as a "manager's dream" for his hustle and steadiness. He swung the bat best down the stretch this year and may have played his way into the supplemental round. A player in the mold of Adam Everett, his glove is ahead of his bat and he's an above-average defender with solid-average range, supple hands and enough arm to make the play in the hole. He is a solid-average runner. Cozart is a dead-pull hitter with solid-average bat speed and gap power. He cheats on fastballs on the inner half and can be susceptible to balls on the outer half of the plate. How well he handles the wood bat will determine his ultimate value, but he's a backup big league shortstop at worst.

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  • Rated Best Defensive Infielder in the Cincinnati Reds in 2009
  • Rated Best Defensive SS in the Midwest League in 2008
  • Rated Best Defensive Infielder in the Cincinnati Reds in 2008

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