Dozier surely has a negative effect in the game for the Twins. When runners were on the base, he either hit into DP or failed to move the runners over. That's pathetic hitting.
Dozier is not doing much in today's game. GIDP, strikeout, strikeout. Whoever lets Dozier hit 3rd in the lineup is creative. It's a creative way to lose games.
What really matters is the ability to drive runners in. That's Dozier's weakness. The Twins certainly should trade Dozier for the best return possible.
This is why I like Escobar. This season when RISP Escobar bats .367 with 5 HRs and 43 RBIs. That's clutch. Dozier is absolutely clutch in today's game.
Why is that? Dozier still needs to do that more often. He needs to do more situational hitting instead of trying to hit it out every at bat. This is just one game. Anyone can be a hero in this game. Don't get too carried away. My favorite team won the game. I feel good.
Dozier did exactly what he should do. He got a pitch right down the middle and hit it as far as he could to drive the run in and it happened to be out of the ballpark. He needs to do that more though. That's situational hitting.