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Fantasy Baseball: 5 Hitters Due for Positive Home Run Regression in 2019
These five players posted underwhelming home run totals in 2018. Can we expect them to raise the bar in 2019?

Brian Dozier, 2B, Washington Nationals

2018 - Home Runs: 21 (T-65th), FB: 43.7%, HR/FB: 11.2%

After back-to-back 100-plus run, 34-plus homer seasons as a member of the Minnesota Twins, Brian Dozier skidded his way to a 21 homer output a year ago, finishing up the year as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Now, he's on the move again, inking a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals. Was last year a harbinger of things to come, or should we expect a rebound?

Apparently, Dozier played all of 2018 through a knee injury, which makes sense when you see a five-year low in isolated power (ISO -- .174) and a career-worst batting average (.215). His plate discipline remained solid, though, with an 11.1% walk rate. His fly-ball rate also remained elite and he raised his hard-hit rate to 37.3%.

Dozier may be limited by the fact that he could bat towards the bottom of a potent Nats order, but if his health returns, expect a bounce-back to be in order.

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