Hunter Dozier Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/22/1991 (30)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- Stephen F. Austin State
Hunter Dozier Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Hunter Dozier News
Kansas City Royals third baseman/outfielder Hunter Dozier went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Game 1 of the team's doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians on Monday. The 30-year-old veteran is quietly putting together a solid month of September. Over 19 games this month, he's slashing .291/.379/.600 with four home runs, five doubles, 11 RBI and eight runs. It's been a nightmare season so far for Dozier, who was slashing just .203/.271/.352 before the calendar flipped to September. He could be a worthy and sneaky add in deep leagues and AL-only leagues for managers who can utilize either his third base, first base or outfield eligibility for the final weeks of the year.
Kansas City Royals third baseman/outfielder Hunter Dozier went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the team's 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Friday. The 30-year-old has had a rough season overall, but he's put together a nice string of games lately. Over his last four games, he's hit two home runs and two doubles. He's slashing .267/.358/.578 over the month of September as a whole. Dozier has eligibility at first base, third base and outfield in most fantasy leagues, which gives some additional appeal. If he can continue to build off this recent streak, he could be worth a waiver add in AL-only leagues and deep leagues.
Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier (illness) remains out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs. He didn't play on Friday and it appears he is still feeling under the weather. Emmanuel Rivera will cover third base and bat eighth versus right-hander Keegan Thompson. Rivera doesn't have much upside with the bat and can avoided in DFS contests.
Batting Order
| 1 | Whit Merrifield |
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi |
| 3 | Salvador Perez |
| 4 | Ryan O'Hearn |
| 5 | Hunter Dozier |
| 6 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
| 7 | MJ Melendez |
| 8 | Kyle Isbel |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez |
Hunter Dozier Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Whit Merrifield |
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi |
| 3 | Salvador Perez |
| 4 | Ryan O'Hearn |
| 5 | Hunter Dozier |
| 6 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
| 7 | MJ Melendez |
| 8 | Kyle Isbel |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez |
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.
