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Alex Dickerson
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FIRST BASEMAN
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Born: May 26, 1990 Height: 6’3″ Weight: 225 Bats: Left Throws: Left Drafted: 3rd Round, 91st Overall, 2011 How Acquired: Draft College: Indiana University Agent: N/A |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
| Dickerson was one of the better hitters available in the 2011 draft. He won the Big Ten triple crown as a sophomore, but fell off as a junior. There were probably several factors in this, including some back problems, the new college bats and the fact that teams pitched around him. He has power to all fields and, according to Baseball America, showed a willingness to go the other way when teams refused to pitch him on the inner half of the plate. Dickerson was an outfielder in college, but the Pirates shifted him to first base. He doesn’t run well, had below average range in left, and doesn’t have a good arm, so the move makes sense, not least because the Pirates have nothing at the major league level that might block him. His selection, following their second round gamble on Josh Bell, probably signals a realization that they desperately need more hitting, especially power hitting, in their system. He signed in mid-July.
2011 Had a solid debut at State College, hitting a lot of doubles and ranking 11th on BA’s list of the top twenty New York-Penn League prospects. He had only three HRs, but that could change as he gets more time with wood bats. Even Brad Eldred had a lot more doubles than HRs in the NYPL. Dickerson’s plate discipline was alright and he hit LHPs better than RHPs (.936 OPS vs. .868), so hopefully there won’t be any platoon issues. He played first exclusively. Based on past practice, the Pirates will almost certainly send Dickerson to Bradenton rather than West Virginia. Matt Curry would have skipped the latter in 2011 had he not been blocked by Aaron Baker, and Dickerson was a much higher draft pick than Curry. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2012: Minor league contract. |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: $380,700 MiLB Debut: 2011 MLB Debut: MiLB FA Eligible: 2017 MLB FA Eligible: Rule 5 Eligible: 2014 Added to 40-Man: Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| June 6, 2008: Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 48th round, 1432nd overall pick. June 7, 2011: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round, 91st overall pick; signed on July 14, 2011. |
