Hunter Dozier Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/22/1991 (31)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- Stephen F. Austin State
Hunter Dozier Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Hunter Dozier News
Kansas City Royals first baseman and outfielder Hunter Dozier was officially activated from the paternity list on Thursday afternoon. He'll get the start against the Tampa Bay Rays, batting fifth and patrolling right field. The 30-year-old has produced mediocre numbers this season, slashing .244/.307/.403 with 10 homers, 35 RBI, 30 walks and 92 strikeouts. With eligibility at multiple spots, Dozier is worth rostering in deeper leagues or as a cheaper option in daily fantasy lineups.
Kansas City Royals infielder Hunter Dozier isn't in the team's starting lineup for the first game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox and right-hander Lance Lynn on Tuesday. Dozier is batting .248 with a .312 on-base percentage, 10 home runs, and a pair of stolen bases in 372 plate appearances this season. He'll head to the bench with Nick Pratto stepping in at first base and hitting seventh. In 71 plate appearances with Kansas City this year, Pratto is batting .186 with a .310 on-base percentage and a pair of home runs. Fantasy managers in search of streaming help are probably better off looking elsewhere.
Following a tough sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Guardians, third baseman Hunter Dozier and the Kansas City Royals get set for a weekend series versus the Houston Astros. Despite the Royals struggles, Dozier is having an impressive season thus far. Over the last week, Dozier is 8-for-25 from the plate, slashing .320/.433/.430 with four RBI and two doubles. With his strikeout rate down from 28% in 2021 to 22% in 2022, Dozier is rebounding for a breakout season. Dozier is an everyday starter in standard leagues for now.
Batting Order
| 1 | MJ Melendez |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino |
| 4 | Edward Olivares |
| 5 | Michael Massey |
| 6 | Drew Waters |
| 7 | Kyle Isbel |
| 8 | Nate Eaton |
| 9 | Sebastian Rivero |
Hunter Dozier Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | MJ Melendez |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino |
| 4 | Edward Olivares |
| 5 | Michael Massey |
| 6 | Drew Waters |
| 7 | Kyle Isbel |
| 8 | Nate Eaton |
| 9 | Sebastian Rivero |
Kansas City Royals corner infielder Hunter Dozier had a decent offensive showing in 2020, posting a 104 wRC+ and a career-high 14.5% walk rate that helped to lift his OBP. However, the power surge we saw in 2019 never replicated itself in the shortened season, as Dozier slugged just .392 in 2020 compared to .522 two seasons ago.He did contract COVID-19 towards the beginning of the season, which led to a late start and likely factored into the low power output. His hard-hit rate dropped to 30% after coming in right around 45% over nearly 1,000 combined plate appearances between 2018-19. If that metric corrects itself over the course of a more normal 2021, Dozier could easily find himself producing a homer total closer to his mark of 26 in 2019. Dozier bounced primarily between first base and right field in 2020 after playing 100 games at third in 2019. With the arrival of Carlos Santana and the departure of Maikel Franco this offseason, he'll likely shift back to the left side of the infield in 2021. Kansas City isn't bursting with outfield depth, though, so it stands to reason that Dozier will maintain multi-position eligibility as long as he continues to see the occasional start in right field. Dozier will likely slot in somewhere among the first five hitters in a sneaky-good top of the Kansas City order that includes Santana, Jorge Soler, and Whit Merrifield. The Royals clearly still believe in Dozier as they inked him to a four-year, $25 million extension in early March. They're writing off 2020 as an aberration and are counting on a bounce-back in the power department, which would make Dozier a strong candidate to outperform his current ADP of 231.69.
