The difficult Dozier legacy
In 2013, Kansas City selected Hunter Dozier out of Stephen F. Austin State University in the first round with the eighth pick. According to an article from Royals Rundown in 2013: "Dozier was a multi-sport star at Denton High School. He was the shortstop and ace right-handed pitcher on the baseball team and also quarterbacked the football squad. He was a 2008 all-area selection and the district Newcomer of the Year. After suffering a football injury as a junior, he came back to hit .400 during his senior season and earned all-district honors." Dozier was obviously a star coming out of high school and college, but it didn't carry over to the big leagues. During his time with the boys in blue, he batted 2093 times collecting 498 hits. Of those 498 hits, the Texas native panned out to a career line of 258 runs batted in; and of those 498 hits, 73 of them were home runs. Dozier's contract extension came shortly after his breakout season in 2019. Dozier posted ...