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Alex Dickerson Expected To Miss Remainder Of Season

By Jeff Todd | June 23, 2017 at 10:09pm CDT

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.

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  1. MathTeacherSDSUAlumni619

    6 years ago

    Welp padres have an interesting decision next year. Cordero or dickerson for LF. Margot and renfoe are locks.

    Reply
    • Just Another Fan

      6 years ago

      Um, every team carries 4 OFs and some even carry 5 or 6 options!!! No decision required.

      Reply
      • MathTeacherSDSUAlumni619

        6 years ago

        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.

        Reply
  2. petersdylan36

    6 years ago

    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

    Reply
    • padresfan

      6 years ago

      Bench bat

      Reply
    • TheMichigan

      6 years ago

      You also got Pirela and Asuaje

      Reply
    • sammysosa

      6 years ago

      ya none of those guys have been as good as dickerson was last year tho.

      Reply
  3. hiflew

    6 years ago

    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.

    Reply
    • Solaris611

      6 years ago

      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.

      Reply
  4. mchaney317

    6 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  5. SixFlagsMagicPadres

    6 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  6. FriarLife1602

    6 years ago

    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.

    Reply
    • padresfan

      6 years ago

      No, he was moved tot he outfield for the same reason bj upton was moved from short to outfield
      Couldn’t field that position

      Reply
  7. Matt Galvin

    6 years ago

    Blash?

    Reply
    • bleacherbum

      6 years ago

      Blash is trash

      Reply
    • SixFlagsMagicPadres

      6 years ago

      Blash was a flash (in the pan).

      Reply
    • MathTeacherSDSUAlumni619

      6 years ago

      Maybe if Blash could smash

      Reply
      • bleacherbum

        6 years ago

        And that’s just being rash

        Reply
  8. padreforlife

    6 years ago

    Renfroe is ?, Janko doesn’t belong in big leagues.
    Cordero is reach another strikeout specialist

    Reply
  9. nutznboltz

    6 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  10. nutznboltz

    6 years ago

    Blash not Blade

    Reply
  11. nutznboltz

    6 years ago

    Renfroe,Dickerson,Cordero,Córdoba. and Margot will be the outfielders next year. Blash,sczezur and Jankowski don’t have near the talent.

    Reply
  12. teddyt93

    6 years ago

    Blash makes Padre fans want to switch teams. He is only a AAA player for life. Go Friars!

    Reply
  13. saavedra

    6 years ago

    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.

    Reply

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