The Twins won't have to worry about any arbitration battles with Brian Dozier over the next few years.
The second baseman on Tuesday signed a new four-year contract with the team that covers all of his arbitration-eligible seasons. The deal is worth $20 million, according to USA Today and other reports.
Dozier will get $2 million this year, $3M in 2016, $6M in 2017 and $9M in 2018. He still will be eligible for FA after 2018 season. #Twins
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) March 24, 2015Dozier, who turns 28 in May, was the Twins' eighth-round pick in the 2009 draft. He reached the majors in 2012 and has settled in as Minnesota's everyday second baseman the last two seasons.
He hit .242/.345/.416 last season while striking out 129 times, but had an impressive combination of 23 home runs and 21 stolen bases.