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Corey Dickerson LFBlue Jays

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PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date5-22-1989
Height6' 1"
Weight200 lbs
Age34 years, 10 months, 27 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
0.52015
1.42016
3.22017
2.42018
1.82019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2013 COL 24 69 213 51 13 5 5 16 41 0 2 2 .263 .316 .459 87 -2.7 0.3 -0.3 0.2
2014 COL 25 131 478 136 27 6 24 37 101 1 8 7 .312 .364 .567 133 17.3 -2.4 -7.9 1.8
2015 COL 26 65 234 68 18 2 10 10 56 0 0 1 .304 .333 .536 101 1.0 -0.5 -1.0 0.5
2016 TBA 27 148 548 125 36 3 24 33 134 2 0 2 .245 .293 .469 101 1.9 -1.5 3.9 1.4
2017 TBA 28 150 629 166 33 4 27 35 152 3 4 3 .282 .325 .490 109 8.8 -1.9 13.4 3.2
2018 PIT 29 135 533 151 35 7 13 21 80 4 8 3 .300 .330 .474 106 5.5 -4.1 10.7 2.4
2019 PHI 30 34 137 39 10 2 8 3 33 0 0 0 .293 .307 .579 105 1.5 -3.1 -1.2 0.0
2019 PIT 30 44 142 40 18 0 4 13 23 0 1 0 .315 .373 .551 107 2.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.5
Career776291477619029115168620102318.286.328.50410835.3-13.217.010.0

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2010 CAS Rk PIO 69 308 .275 .330 .407 .392 116 25 11.2 -3.3 159 0 -5.1 0.9 11.3 1.5
2011 ASH A SAL 106 435 .264 .335 .404 .296 134 8.8 12.6 -5.1 96 0 -5.6 1.0 -8.7 -0.6
2012 MOD A+ CAL 60 270 .271 .338 .421 .373 90 27.8 7.7 -3 157 0 -1.2 1.1 18.1 2.3
2012 TUL AA TEX 67 290 .260 .328 .397 .293 94 10.6 8.0 -1.9 112 0 -8.8 2.4 4.0 0.4
2012 SRR Wnt AFL 17 68 .000 .000 .000 .434 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 COL MLB NL 69 213 .247 .306 .383 .307 110 2 5.6 -0.8 87 11 -0.3 0.3 -2.7 0.2
2013 CSP AAA PCL 75 345 .280 .347 .434 .409 116 26.6 9.9 -2.6 156 0 -1.5 -1.1 17.6 2.3
2014 COL MLB NL 131 478 .249 .307 .384 .356 123 17.3 12.3 -2.8 133 10 -7.9 -2.4 17.3 1.8
2014 CSP AAA PCL 3 14 .260 .329 .388 .556 103 1 0.4 0 98 0 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0
2015 COL MLB NL 65 234 .250 .308 .402 .367 105 6.5 6.3 -1.5 101 10 -1.0 -0.5 1.0 0.5
2015 MOD A+ CAL 2 8 .300 .361 .450 .429 82 0.2 0.2 -0.1 121 0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1
2015 ABQ AAA PCL 7 29 .277 .341 .418 .304 99 -0.1 0.8 -0.3 93 0 -0.8 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2
2016 TBA MLB AL 148 548 .252 .316 .413 .285 103 -2 15.5 -6.4 101 8 3.9 -1.5 1.9 1.4
2017 TBA MLB AL 150 629 .254 .323 .426 .338 98 15.7 18.4 -7.2 109 7 13.4 -1.9 8.8 3.2
2018 PIT MLB NL 135 533 .246 .315 .400 .333 96 9.8 14.9 -3.5 106 9 10.7 -4.1 5.5 2.4
2019 PHI MLB NL 34 137 .251 .322 .427 .333 99 4.9 4.1 -0.9 105 12 -1.2 -3.1 1.5 0.0
2019 PIT MLB NL 44 142 .247 .315 .427 .353 98 7.3 4.3 -0.9 107 14 -0.7 -0.1 2.0 0.5
2019 IND AAA INT 9 38 .269 .338 .433 .222 95 -4.4 1.3 -0.4 61 0 0.6 0.2 -2.0 0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2010 CAS Rk PIO 308 276 54 96 22 9 13 175 61 28 51 12 6 .348 .414 .634 .286 0 0
2011 ASH A SAL 435 383 78 108 27 5 32 241 87 39 99 9 6 .282 .356 .629 .347 5 0
2012 SRR Wnt AFL 68 66 11 24 3 2 1 34 11 1 13 8 2 .364 .368 .515 .152 1 0
2012 MOD A+ CAL 270 240 43 81 24 4 9 140 43 25 42 9 5 .338 .396 .583 .246 4 0
2012 TUL AA TEX 290 266 40 73 16 3 13 134 38 18 51 7 3 .274 .322 .504 .229 3 0
2013 COL MLB NL 213 194 32 51 13 5 5 89 17 16 41 2 2 .263 .316 .459 .196 2 1
2013 CSP AAA PCL 345 315 61 117 21 14 11 199 50 26 49 6 10 .371 .414 .632 .260 4 0
2014 CSP AAA PCL 14 13 2 5 1 1 0 8 1 1 4 0 0 .385 .429 .615 .231 0
2014 COL MLB NL 478 436 74 136 27 6 24 247 76 37 101 8 7 .312 .364 .567 .255 4
2015 MOD A+ CAL 8 8 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .000 0 0
2015 COL MLB NL 234 224 30 68 18 2 10 120 31 10 56 0 1 .304 .333 .536 .232 0 0
2015 ABQ AAA PCL 29 28 3 8 1 0 1 12 3 1 4 0 0 .286 .310 .429 .143 0 0
2016 TBA MLB AL 548 510 57 125 36 3 24 239 70 33 134 0 2 .245 .293 .469 .224 2 0
2017 TBA MLB AL 629 588 84 166 33 4 27 288 62 35 152 4 3 .282 .325 .490 .207 2 0
2018 PIT MLB NL 533 504 65 151 35 7 13 239 55 21 80 8 3 .300 .330 .474 .175 4 0
2019 IND AAA INT 38 33 4 6 1 0 0 7 4 3 8 0 0 .182 .237 .212 .030 2 0
2019 PHI MLB NL 137 133 13 39 10 2 8 77 34 3 33 0 0 .293 .307 .579 .286 1 0
2019 PIT MLB NL 142 127 20 40 18 0 4 70 25 13 23 1 0 .315 .373 .551 .236 2 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2013 867 0.4533 0.5156 0.7852 0.6031 0.4430 0.8143 0.7524 0.2148 -0.0053
2014 1852 0.4590 0.5167 0.7440 0.6353 0.4162 0.7704 0.7098 0.2560 0.0048
2015 882 0.4490 0.5624 0.7480 0.7146 0.4383 0.7845 0.6995 0.2520 0.0021
2016 2083 0.4402 0.5646 0.7100 0.7121 0.4485 0.7351 0.6788 0.2900 0.0000
2017 2482 0.4380 0.5874 0.7126 0.7443 0.4652 0.7058 0.7211 0.2874 0.0000
2018 1984 0.4652 0.5932 0.7791 0.7237 0.4797 0.8159 0.7308 0.2209 0.0000
2019 1176 0.4447 0.5842 0.7278 0.7285 0.4686 0.7480 0.7026 0.2722 0.0000
Career113260.44930.56490.73880.70220.45320.75990.71200.26120.0005

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-07-09 2014-07-12 DTD 3 2 - Wrist Sprain -
2013-09-02 2013-09-02 DTD 0 0 Left Knee Tendonitis Hamstring - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 WAS $2,250,000
2022 SLN $5,000,000
2021 MIA $9,500,000
2020 MIA $8,000,000
2019 PIT $8,500,000
2018 PIT $5,950,000
2017 TBA $3,025,000
2016 TBA $522,900
2015 COL $512,500
2014 COL $500,000
2013 COL $
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$43,760,400
10 yrTotal$43,760,400

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 101 dExcel1 year/$2.25M (2023)

Details
  • 1 year/$2.25M (2023). Signed by Washington as a free agent 1/10/23. May earn additional $750,000 in performance bonuses. Released by Washington 8/2/23.
  • 1 year/$5M (2022). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 3/17/22.
  • 2 years/$17.5M (2020-21). Signed by Miami as a free agent 1/7/20. $2M signing bonus ($1M paid 11/30/20, $1M on 11/30/21). 20:$7M, 21:$8.5M. Acquired by Toronto in trade from Miami 6/29/21 with $4,432,796 remaining on contract. As part of the deal, Miami paid Toronto about $2.65M in cash.
  • 1 year/$8.5M (2019). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Philadelphia in trade from Pittsburgh 7/31/19 with $2,741,936 remaining on contract.
  • 1 year/$5.95M (2018). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade 2/22/18 after being DFA by Tampa Bay 2/17/18.
  • 1 year/$3.025M (2017). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$522,900 (2016). Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Colorado 1/28/16. Signed by Tampa Bay 3/3/16.
  • 1 year/$512,500 (2015). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/15.
  • 1 year/$500,000 (2014). Re-signed by Colorado 3/9/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Contract purchased by Colorado 6/21/13.
  • Drafted by Colorado 2010 (8-260) (Meridian CC, Miss.). $125,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
90o 571 72 158 36 5 20 76 40 113 6 3 .302 .355 .504 122 34.1 3.6
80o 556 68 148 33 5 19 72 37 112 5 3 .290 .342 .485 116 27.6 2.9
70o 545 65 141 32 4 18 69 36 112 5 3 .281 .332 .468 112 23.1 2.5
60o 535 63 135 31 4 17 66 34 111 5 3 .273 .323 .455 108 19.4 2.1
50o 526 61 130 30 4 16 64 33 110 5 3 .267 .317 .444 104 16.0 1.7
40o 517 58 125 28 4 16 62 32 109 5 2 .261 .311 .436 101 12.7 1.4
30o 507 56 120 27 4 15 59 30 108 4 2 .255 .303 .425 97 9.4 1.0
20o 496 53 114 26 4 14 57 29 107 4 2 .247 .294 .412 93 5.6 0.6
10o 481 50 105 24 3 13 53 27 106 4 2 .234 .281 .388 86 0.6 0.1
Weighted Mean5276113230417643311053.270.320.45310516.51.8

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DateQuestionAnswer
2019-11-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)Do you think this offseason will drag to the finish line like the past 2 seasons with good players left without a dance partner and having to take a lower/shorter deal?
(sportsguy21792 from Madison)
I think it has the potential to, yes. I'm at least a little optimistic that the big names will come off the board a little bit earlier (by the end of 2019 would be great), but I do fear we're going to get into February and wonder why Kole Calhoun got a one-year, $10M deal, Corey Dickerson is still available, and Jose Iglesias is taking an NRI.

It's not great! (Free Agent Chat w/Collin Whitchurch)
2019-10-30 16:00:00 (link to chat)You wake up. Your bedroom looks a little weird, but you chalk that up to grogginess and a late night watching The Bachelor. You walk over to the bathroom and splash some water on your face and look up into the mirror--Oh my god! You're Rick Hahn! What happened to the man who invented "Childish Bambino?" You drive into work and learn that, after arbitration raises, you have $50 million committed for 2020 and not much beyond that (Tim Anderson, Eloy Jimenez, basically). You also learn from quickly looking through some spreadsheets that you have been authorized to spend up to $125 million, or $75 million AAV in 2020, to improve the White Sox. What do you do?
(nschaef from NYC)
I'd go hard for either Cole or Strasburg, or both, and then maybe Ryu if you can't get both. I know they need offense there, too, but I think you can find useful pieces for what they need other places, and they have some pieces coming, too. Robert is on the way for CF, Madrigal for 2B. If you sign Rendon, you need to move Moncada and he finally flourished at the plate at 3B. That doesn't mean I have an issue signing Rendon, but their rotation outside of Giolito is a problem and I'd pour my resources into that because the division is available, in my opinion. I'd hit the top of the market and I'd go after depth. Maybe you like Wheeler over Ryu, that's fine. Maybe Madison Bumgarner is weirdly undervalued? Maybe you try and fix Julio Teheran who everyone seems to think is bad but is also always like okay as a 4? You can throw some money at a Corey Dickerson type for OF/DH for offense, too. I know there's risk in leaning on those prospects, but I'd mitigate that with solid depth pieces in the lineup more than high-end ones, which I'd save for the rotation. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-06-12 20:00:00 (link to chat)Brian Reynolds looks like a "player" and he's obviously off to a great start----but the Pirates outfield is very crowded right now! How good do you think Reynolds can become and how do you think the Pirates outfield situation shakes out as the season moves on and we approach the trade deadline? Thx.
(bob m from pa)
Sticking with the Pirates and a much rosier rookie performance. He's having a TON of success on batted balls, which means a thing that I don't really need to spell out for you. With a contact rate that doesn't top the charts, you'd like to see him build on decent K/BB numbers to support that good OBP -- which he also had in the minors. I'd expect a good amount of power pullback in the immediate future, but a league-average-ish bat that can play center is worth having. If the Pirates decide their chances of contention are slim, I'd say they'll probably make Reynolds' experience a priority and look to move on from Corey Dickerson. (Zach Crizer)
2018-02-05 12:00:00 (link to chat)You guys seem low on Austin Hays, what do you expect from him this year if in fact he is in the opening day outfield for the O's?
(Paddy from Ireland)
Oh, ~15% better than league average hitter, power over hit, solid corner D, what is that nowadays, Matt Joyce? Corey Dickerson? (Top 101 with Jeffrey Paternostro)
2017-05-22 23:00:00 (link to chat)Has it gotten to the point that Andrew McCutchen can be dropped in shallow leagues? In an OPB league, I have Cutch, Bautista and Cain (+ injured Pollock) as my OF, with Yasmany Tomas, Puig, Dickerson, Broxton and Holliday available. Which (if any) of those FAs merit dropping Cutch, Bautista or Cain?
(matzabal from CO)
First off, that must be some kinda shallow league with those dudes floating around in the FA pool. Corey Dickerson's literally been a top-20 overall player in standard 5x5s, and Broxton & Puig have both been top-100 guys. I like Broxton best of the bunch, but hard to argue with Dickerson's production thus far. I'd probably figure out a way to grab both, with Dickerson's hot hand the priority. (Wilson Karaman)
2016-08-15 22:00:00 (link to chat)Prefer Corey Dickerson or Tyler Naquin - ROS and keeper?
(AJ from Ottawa)
I'll take Naquin ROS. He's hit well over his head, but he's also made very real adjustments to unlock nascent power and play more to the strengths of his swing this year. Tough call for keeper, I might still lean Dickerson. This has been a year full of adjustment, bad luck, and battle against many more shifts in a much worse ballpark. He's produced god-awful numbers on balls in play against secondary stuff this year after handling off-speed stuff and benders just fine in his career leading up to this year. I'd need more evidence that that's a new norm if I'm giving up on him at 27.

Big up the Champion called Allyson Felix. You take the medal crown from Jackie Joyner-Kersee, you've had a good day, regardless of whether it feels that way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF6dTAhdOuA (Wilson Karaman)
2016-05-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)Might Corey Dickerson hit more extra base hits than singles this season? It seems a reasonable assumption.
(alexjbreen from Brooklyn)
I don't think he will, though it's pretty strange that it's somewhat reasonable (Kenny Ducey)
2015-05-05 15:00:00 (link to chat)Thoughts on Corey Dickerson?
(The Coreys from Coreyville)
He's making me look not good.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25796 (Nick Shlain)
2015-03-06 14:00:00 (link to chat)OBP keeper league, Yasel Puig or Corey Dickerson? Or are they pretty close?
(Tim from Maryland)
Only reason it's close is because it's OBP. I can't say no to Puig though. It could be an AL-Only, Pitcher-Only no players with the initials YP league, and I'd still find a way to get him on my roster. (Christopher Crawford)
2015-02-16 11:00:00 (link to chat)There's been a lot of preseason buzz on Corey Dickerson. Do you think he'll produce at the same level as 2014 and flirt with a .300/30/100 season over 600+ PA? Or will he end up in a platoon?
(Jape82 from Ottawa)
You never know how much Coors Field is going to inflate a guy's numbers. That said, Coors or not, the .300/30/100 hype is a little optimistic. I would guess they'll continue to use him against 80 percent righties, as they have the past two seasons. (R.J. Anderson)
2015-01-28 19:00:00 (link to chat)If my OF (and DH) spots are already going to be filled with Trout, Harper, Polanco and Betts, does it make sense to draft Corey Dickerson anyway? Or do I address other areas of roster need?
(RatedRookie from Atlanta)
NBDKBD

With that outfield you could probably do whatever you wanted to and still end up ok. I mean I'd try to address other areas of need, but damn son. How'd you get all that? (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-09-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Craig Who would you rather keep in a NL only, one catcher league: Corey Dickerson at $6 or Devin Mesoraco at $1? Thanks
(Ed from Cranford, NJ)
Great question: I'll take Mesoraco because even with a small step back he's a monster value at that price. If you can't keep Dickerson you should be able to get plenty in a trade for him at that price. (Craig Goldstein)
2014-09-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)When did Ben change his name to Michelle?
(Holly from Dallas)
It's always been that way. He's pulling a McKenzie Corey Dickerson on us. (Craig Goldstein)
2014-07-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)Struggling to figure out what to do with Corey Dickerson given the looming platoon possibilities. Keep him over Yelich or Hosmer (5x5 OBP)?
(Dan from Toronto)
Even if he's platooned, it's strong side so that will still be substantial PA. I can't really cut any of those three, but I'd chop Hosmer before the others at this point. (Paul Sporer)
2014-07-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)Will Corey Dickerson ever be a GUY?
(Hunter from Charleston)
That's a vague term. I thought it was usually assigned to prospects to determine whether or not they'll stick and be real MLBers in which case I'd say yes. But if you're using it to mean whether or not he'll be a STAR, I'm not sure on that. The stadium helps for sure, but it's too early to tell, so I'd lean no. He wasn't a huge prospect. I liked him this year (paid $14 in NL only and ignored Blackmon until he got going in April), but I was buying the PT and stadium with solid skills (it was later in the auction which popped his price up a few bucks and I was flush). (Paul Sporer)
2014-06-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)what do you think Of an A.J. Burnett trade for Corey Dickerson in deep NL only, partial keeper league? Enoying the chat, thanks Paul!
(Dragonbreath from Gurnee, IL)
I'd prefer Dickerson side, but it's a fair trade. I think Burnett should be better than his low-4.00s ERA thus far. (Paul Sporer)
2014-06-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)Corey Dickerson or khris davis ROS? Will Dickerson have limited playing time once Cargo is back?
(josh from boston )
They're very close, but with Cargo and Cuddyer hurt, I wouldn't worry about his PT right now. I'd take Davis if power was the primary need. I'd lean Dickerson if across the board offense was the bigger concern (Paul Sporer)
2014-05-29 19:30:00 (link to chat)Free Corey Dickerson!!
(SK from Boston)
Why? (Ben Carsley)
2014-04-03 19:30:00 (link to chat)I own Corey Dickerson and think he can provide offensive value but can he handle CF? What grade defender is he in center?
(Mike from Denver)
I haven't seen much of him in center but I think he's probably their best guy there. He should get that job eventually and I like his fantasy value this year. (Craig Goldstein)
2014-03-14 09:00:00 (link to chat)Are there any NL-only 4th OF'ers or equivalent that you really like? I'm thinking of someone along the lines of Allen Craig a few yearsa ago that flashed some promise but was in line to back up at the start of the season.
(mj1453 from chicago)
I like Drew Stubbs for the Colorado factor and because Corey Dickerson is no sure thing, Jon Jay as a sneaky value proposition behind the oft-injured Peter Bourjos, and Nate McLouth as a sneaky source of speed even as a backup. (Mike Gianella)
2014-02-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)Does Corey Dickerson get enough playing time to be valuable in a 12 team NL only league? Ditto for Ruggiano and Juan Francisco.
(higgsboson from Guelph)
Yes, definitely on Dickerson. I like Fran more than Rugg (Paul Sporer)
2013-12-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who do you think wins the spring battle between Charlie Blackmon and Corey Dickerson?
(Nick from Vegas)
I've never been so torn in my life. (Jason Parks)
2013-10-07 18:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Mike, rank the following outfielders for 2014: Avisail Garcia, Corey Dickerson, and Desmond Jennings. Thanks!
(James from Chicago)
Hey James.

Of those 3 OF, I would rank Jennings at the top. He is the most proven of the trio and most likely to get a full season's worth of playing time. Garcia is 2nd. He will probably play all season for the White Sox, and has enough speed to make him a slight sleeper candidate. Dickerson is at the bottom. His numbers for the Rockies weren't great, and I'm not convinced yet that he wasn't a product of hitter-friendly Colorado Springs. Maybe he gets a full season of AB for the Rockies, but maybe he doesn't. Josh Rutledge was considered a no-brainer $20 earner but had OBP issues and flopped. Dickerson has similar OBP issues. If you can't get on base, you're going to have problems, even in COL. (Mike Gianella)


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