Padres outfielder Alex Dickerson is slated to undergo back surgery on Wednesday, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports on Twitter. The procedure, in which “bulging disc material” will be removed from Dickerson’s back, will keep him out for at least three or four months.
Unfortunately, that means that the 27-year-old won’t have a chance to suit up at the major league level this season. He went down in camp with a disc protrusion; while the hope at the time was that surgery wouldn’t be required, that changed after a setback. As Lin writes, Dickerson does have a history of back issues dating to his teenage years, though the hope is that this procedure will at least resolve things fore the foreseeable future.
If all goes as hoped, Dickerson will have a long winter to work back to health and prepare once again to battle for a job in Spring Training. He turned in a .257/.333/.455 slash with ten home runs and five stolen bases over 285 MLB plate appearances in 2016, and has always hit in the minors, so he figures to have a solid shot at earning a return trip to the majors at some point.
Welp padres have an interesting decision next year. Cordero or dickerson for LF. Margot and renfoe are locks.
Um, every team carries 4 OFs and some even carry 5 or 6 options!!! No decision required.
Ok, that doesnt determine who starts in LF……. Figured me saying renfoe and margot are locks meant we’re talking who will be starting. Which is why itll be an interesting decision next spring.
Dickerson and cordero both bat from the left side so its not like a platoon option is available between them.
I honestly have completely forgot he was even on this team. At this point, I don’t see where he will ever fit in. Margot has CF locked. Renfroe has RF locked. And we have Jankowski, Córdoba, and Cordero competing for left next year… and that’s who I can just name at the top of my head.
Maybe 5th outfielder who can also spell Myers at first, but I just don’t see it
Bench bat
You also got Pirela and Asuaje
ya none of those guys have been as good as dickerson was last year tho.
Dickerson will have a tough time ever getting back to 100%. Back surgery just doesn’t the history of complete recovery as other surgeries. I’m not saying it won’t happen, but it’s a lot tougher than even TJ.
You are correct. I am yet to meet a person who underwent back surgery that was a complete success and didn’t lead to another back surgery.
Dickerson doesn’t really have a clear path to playing time next year at the moment, but that’s a good problem for them to have. The Padres honestly have a pretty interesting collection of outfield talent.
Tough break, but hopefully he can come back strong. He’s shown promise in the past, so I’m sure they’re going to try to find him playing time next year.
I know Cordero recently moved to CF but he was a SS, can he still play there? Or maybe 3b? Kid looks like he’s starting to figure it out.
No, he was moved tot he outfield for the same reason bj upton was moved from short to outfield
Couldn’t field that position
Blash?
Blash is trash
Blash was a flash (in the pan).
Maybe if Blash could smash
And that’s just being rash
Renfroe is ?, Janko doesn’t belong in big leagues.
Cordero is reach another strikeout specialist
Dickerson,Margot,renfroe,Córdoba and Cordero would be the outfielders next year. Jankowski, Blash and scezur are not near as good. Blade is the worst of them all.
Blash not Blade
Renfroe,Dickerson,Cordero,Córdoba. and Margot will be the outfielders next year. Blash,sczezur and Jankowski don’t have near the talent.
Blash makes Padre fans want to switch teams. He is only a AAA player for life. Go Friars!
I wish Dickerson could get a look in 1B. it would be easier to keep him healthy in there. Myers seems like made of paper as well, so, tough luck.