It’s a bird, it’s a plane—it’s Brian Dozier.
Not much has brought excitement to Minnesota Twins fans this season, but the arrival of Brian Dozier might just shine a light of hope. Dozier made his major league debut on Monday for the Twins, going 1-for-4 at the plate while starting at shortstop.
Brian Dozier has been hyped in Twins Territory since last year and the failed Tsuyoshi Nishioka experiment. Now, Dozier is the starting shortstop for the Twins, when last year at this time he was playing for the Single-A Fort Myers Miracle.
This season was Dozier's only exposure to Triple-A ball. In 28 games with the Rochester Red Wings, Dozier hit .276 with 12 RBI. Respectable numbers, and it really can’t get a whole lot worse than what the Twins already have playing on the big league squad.
Dozier’s call-up results in the move of Jamey Carroll from short to (at the moment) second base. In fact, Carroll has played 555 games at second compared to only 225 at short. Carroll has also played 225 games at third, which means that Carroll may find himself flipping back and forth between the two bases while manager Ron Gardenhire tries to figure out who is the lesser of two evils: Alexi Casilla or Danny Valencia.
This call-up isn't going to save the Twins, by any means. The Twins are still 7-21 and a last-place team—they might be in cellar for a while. Dozier does give the Twins a little bit of hope, though. If he succeeds, Twins fans might be able to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Brian Dozier isn't Superman, maybe Jimmy Olson—or at least Krypto the Superdog.
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