When the Yankees agreed to a deal with last night, most Yankees fans took it to mean that would make the Yankees and that was on his way out. With Colon being a health risk, Millwood seemed like an insurance policy to protect the club’s depth should Bartolo go down after they released Mitre. This thought was confirmed today as the Yankees to send Mitre to the Brewers for 28-year-old centerfielder . Here are Dickerson’s numbers, as well as some 2011 projections for him, courtesy of Fangraphs:
| Season | Team | G | PA | SB | BB% | K% | ISO | BABIP | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | wRC+ | Fld | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | - - - | 173 | 527 | 20 | 11.80% | 29.70% | 0.137 | 0.36 | 0.267 | 0.356 | 0.403 | 0.341 | 105 | 11.9 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | Reds | 31 | 122 | 5 | 13.90% | 34.30% | 0.304 | 0.41 | 0.304 | 0.413 | 0.608 | 0.432 | 162 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | Reds | 97 | 299 | 11 | 13.00% | 25.90% | 0.098 | 0.36 | 0.275 | 0.37 | 0.373 | 0.339 | 102 | 8.3 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | 2 Teams | 45 | 106 | 4 | 5.70% | 35.10% | 0.062 | 0.313 | 0.206 | 0.25 | 0.268 | 0.242 | 47 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | Bill James | 71 | 294 | 16 | 12.20% | 29.50% | 0.151 | 0.36 | 0.271 | 0.363 | 0.422 | 0.354 | 123 | ||
| 2011 | Marcel | 283 | 9 | 10.20% | 26.60% | 0.133 | 0.33 | 0.258 | 0.338 | 0.391 | 0.328 | 105 |
As you can see, Dickerson was terrible in 2010, as his plate discipline abandoned him and any semblance of power disappeared. However, Chris is an excellent defensive center fielder and he projects fairly decently as an offensive player, as his minor league career and his first two seasons suggest that he should at least be able to reach base at a solid rate and steal some bases. He likely replaces as insurance in the outfield and as the late season player who could sneak onto a playoff roster due to his speed and defense. Being that Mitre was likely gone anyhow, Dickerson represents a fairly good return for his services.
As for Mitre, this move ends his adequate tenure as a Yankee long man and contradicts the overused myth that Girardi loved him and therefore would never let him leave. Mitre was close to replacement level in his two seasons with the Yankees, and is a decent bet to continue providing pitching just good enough to keep him in the majors to perform in low leverage situations. I wish him all the best in Milwaukee.
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This is a nice deal for the Yanks considering they were likely going to release Mitre anyway. Is it weird that I almost feel like I might miss Mitre? I have no idea why. It must be that alluring GB%.
I like that Bill James sees Dickerson as a .354 wOBA bat. How hilariously awesome would that be?
Every once in a while, Cashman seems to make something from nothing. Trading Mitre for anything at all would have been a coup. Getting a serviceable bench guy like this is brilliant.
According to Baseball Reference, Dickerson was originally drafted by the Yanks in 2000, in the 32nd round, but never signed.
As crazy as it may seem, I’m gonna miss Mitre. Maybe he’ll do better in the NL. And anyway, he got a ring out of his tenure in the Bronx, so good for him. All the best to him out there.
His career BABIP is incredibly high. .313 is his lowest BABIP. He has a career .360 BABIP. I wish I were that lucky.
Fast guys tend to have very high BABIPs. .360 is a bit high, but it is perfectly conceivable for him to come in at around .340.
You beat me to it Mo, I was just fixing to say that BABIP isn’t directly related to luck. Someone who is fast and beats out a lot of balls on the ground or has a really high line drive rate should end up with higher BABIP’s career because they put the ball in play in ways more likely to get hits. Someone like Swisher before making his mechanical change last year had a career .270 BABIP because he took a lot of walks and didn’t consistently put balls into play hard.
The luck factor tends to come up when someone has a lower or higher than normal BABIP for their career.
Yup. Pitchers all tend to fluctuate around the same number, but hitters each have ‘personal’ baseline BABIPs.
I just ran the numbers, and his expected BABIP based on his batted ball profile, or xBABIP, is between .336 and .341 (depends on which team I put him on). So he’s been lucky, but not absurdly so. And his good plate discipline suggests that he could sustain good enough numbers to be a reserve outfielder on a good team.
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Love Dickerson over Golson and Maxwell and unlike those two I could see him making an impact early in the season. If Granderson starts the year on the DL then I would fully expect Dickerson to be the 4th outfielder out of camp since he can actually backup CF, which is something I don’t want to see out of Andruw Jones.