On Saturday for some truly mystifying reason, the Tampa Bay Rays DFA’d 2017 All-Star OF/DH Corey Dickerson. Last season the 28 year old batted .282 with 27 home runs, 62 RBI’s, and posted a 2.6 WAR in 150 games.
Eric Hosmer and Corey Dickerson are both 28-years-old.
Since 2014, their WARs are 7.5 and 7.1 respectively.
Today, one signed a $144M deal and one got DFA’d.
— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) February 18, 2018
The White Sox currently have a hole to fill at DH and Dickerson would be better than any in-house option the team currently has. What really stands out when it comes to Dickerson is his consistency and the money he is currently making.
Corey Dickerson is 28 years old, has a career .280/.325/.504 slash line (119 OPS+), and is due to make $5.95 million in 2018.
This is the strangest DFA I can remember
— Kyle Glaser (@KyleAGlaser) February 18, 2018
For the White Sox, this almost makes too much sense. His age fits the rebuild, he fills a need, he is incredibly cheap for what he brings to the table, and he is versatile. Dickerson could theoretically DH for eightyish games and then play OF for the rest. This would allow Rick Renteria to DH Nicky Delmonico, Jose Abreu, and Avisail Garcia on certain days as well. Furthermore, if the White Sox pick up Dickerson and are out of contention by the trade deadline, he would come in handy as a very enticing trade piece for a contender should he stay consistent with his career numbers.
In a year where the White Sox are trying to get the most value out of all their players before they spend big, Dickerson fits the bill for the South Side in every way.
