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Cincinnati Reds: Five free agent outfielders to pursue this offseason

By Drew Koch

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - OCTOBER 07: Marcell Ozuna #23 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his second solo home run of the game, against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning in game four of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium on October 07, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - OCTOBER 07: Marcell Ozuna #23 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his second solo home run of the game, against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning in game four of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium on October 07, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 10: Corey Dickerson #31 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on September 10, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Braves 6-5. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

2. Corey Dickerson

Dick Williams and Nick Krall should take a good, long look at Corey Dickerson. The former Pittsburgh Pirate brings a Gold Glove caliber defense and power from the left side of the dish. Did I mention that Dickerson loves hitting at Great American Ball Park? For his career, Dickerson is a .373 hitter at GABP with a 1.226 OPS and 9 home runs in 19 games.

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Last season, Dickerson split time between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Regardless of which team he was on, he did damage when facing the Reds. In 7 starts, Dickerson put up an OPS of .899 while slugging 3 home runs and 8 RBIs.

Compared to some of the other free agent outfielders available this winter, Dickerson may come fairly cheap. He’s unlikely to garner the same type fo attention as Marcell Ozuna, Nicholas Castellanos or even Yasiel Puig. However, Dickerson has the capability to put up similar offensive numbers to those aforementioned free agent outfielders.

Dickerson’s defense in 2018 was not what it was in 2018 when he took home his first Gold Glove. In fact, after putting up 16 defensive runs saved in 2018, last season, that number dropped to -6. That’s a huge drop in defensive production. Dickerson has great defensive ability, but it didn’t show last year.

Dickerson does have a penchant to swing a lot. Last season, Dickerson’s walk-rate was just 5.7%, however, that was up from 3.9% the year before. By comparison, Ervin’s walk-rate in 2019 was 6.9% and Winker led the trio at 9.9% after putting up a walk-rate of 14.7% in 2018. If you’re looking for patience at the plate, Dickerson is not that guy.

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