How many of you were aware that Corey Dickerson was a one homer, one run and two steals away from a .310-25-75-75-10 season? Really. Those are some rather impressive numbers are they not? Little question for you. Do you know how many guys hit all five of those totals last season? The answer is just one man - Andrew McCutchen. Can Dickerson replicate that effort, or potentially improve upon it in the coming campaign? Let's find out.

THE MINORS

2010: Drafted in the 8th round by the Rockies after spending time at community college. As a 21 year old he hit .348 with a 1.048 OPS over 69 games at Rookie ball. He hit 13 homers, drove in 61 and scored 54 times.

2011: Spent 106 games in the Sally League (Single-A). He hit .282 with a .986 OPS as he powered 32 homers along with knocking in 87 and scoring 78 times. 

2012: His OPS "fell" to .892 but he went deep 23 times with 92 RBIs, 94 runs scored and 24 steals over 144 games at High-A, Double-A and the Arizona Fall League. 

2013: Appeared in 75 games at Triple-A batting a mere .371 with a 1.046 OPS. He socked 11 homers, drove in 50 and scored 61 times.

2014: Hit .385 in three games at Triple-A. 

TOTALS: .323/.379/.597 with 79 homers, 291 RBIs, 289 runs and 51 steals in 397 games

THE MAJORS

2013: Appeared in 69 games batting .263 with five homers and two steals while posting a .775 OPS for the Rockies.

2014: Hit .312 with a .931 OPS over 131 games of action. Dickerson hit 24 homers, drove in 76 runs, scored 74 times and stole eight bases. 

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THE SKILLS

As you read in the intro, the 25 year old Dickerson frickin' rocked it in 2014 with one of the most complete fantasy seasons out there. Consider the following. 

Dickerson had 24 homers.
Carlos Gomez hit 23.

Dickerson had 76 RBIs.
Hunter Pence had 74.

Dickerson had 74 runs scored.
Billy Hamilton scored 71.

Dickerson hit .312.
Yasiel Puig hit .296.

Dickerson had a .364 OBP.
Starling Marte had a .356 mark.

Dickerson had a .567 SLG.
Giancarlo Stanton had a .555 mark.

Dickerson had a .931 OPS.
Jose Bautista had a .928 mark. 

See what I'm saying? 

Oh yeah, Dickerson also had a .323/.379/.597 slash line in the minors in case you weren't convinced that his 2014 effort was "for real." Let's break down Dickerson's talents.

Dickerson hit .312 in 2014. Through 630 at-bats he's hit .297 at the big league level. He hit .323 in the minors. Sustainable pace? The totality of the data certainly suggests hitting .300 is possible. 

Dickerson posted a 26 percent line drive rate as a rookie and followed it up with a 26.7 percent mark last season. That's simply not a sustainable pace long-term. Still, it does show that he can square the ball up with the best of them. Those line drive marks have helped to construct a .340 BABIP for Corey. Again, that's a very high number, and time will tell if it's sustainable (it's more likely to be than the line drive rate). I'm always skeptical of such a high number, but the data seems to suggest that it would not be a shock if he repeated that number in the coming campaign.

Dickerson doesn't walk enough, but at least he walks a bit. Through 691 plate appearances with the Rockies he's walked 53 times leading to a 7.7 percent walk rate (I would like that rate to be closer to 10). He's also struck out 142 times, far from obnoxious anymore, leading to a league average type of BB/K of 0.37.

The real issue though has been his inability to consistently hit left-handed pitching. In 127 at-bats at the big league level he has hit .236 with a .683 OPS (he's hit .312 with a .933 OPS against righties). In his last 284 at-bats against lefties in the minors he hit .310 against portsiders, so I think it's a bit too early to suggest that a straight platoon is necessary with Dickerson. 

What about the power that led to 24 homers last season and 29 in 630 career big league at-bats, is it legit? 

Dickerson has hit 38 percent of his batted balls skyward (the league average is 34-35 percent). His HR/F ratio is elevated at 16.6 percent, but that is certainly a repeatable number. By the way, his last 309 minor league games resulted in a HR/F ratio of 17.0 percent. 

Dickerson had a .255 Isolated Power mark last season (ISO measures a batters ability to produce extra base hits and is figured out as SLG-AVG). Among players with at least 450 plate appearances in 2014 that was the 7th best mark in baseball. From the start of the 2013 through the end of last season, among players with 650 plate appearances, his ISO mark of .237 is 13th best in baseball. That's very heartening. His minor league mark was .277 by the way.

Not seeing too much give in Dickerson's game at this point. But I've got something that you've all been thinking about in the negative - his performance on the road. Here are the career numbers.

Home: .346/.402/.670 with a HR every 17.1 ABs
Away: .245/.292/.389 with a HR every 30.6 ABs

That's an earth shattering difference. Half the time he's Miguel Cabrera at his peak. Half the time he's Domonic Brown. Before you go freaking out thinking that Dickerson is some sort of freak, let's take a look at the other three outfielders that the Rockies could turn to on the road if they bench Dickerson. Here are those players 2014 road numbers.

Carlos Gonzalez: .160/.224/.319
Charlie Blackmon: .241/.269/.348
Drew Stubbs: .211/.283/.333

On the road, against a lefty, you might consider benching Dickerson, but will the Rockies? It's not like any of the other guys did anything of note last season away from Coors Field either. 

PLAYING TIME CONSIDERATIONS

The Rockies have a crowded outfield with Dickerson, Charlie Blackmon, Drew Stubbs and Carlos Gonzalez all vying for playing time. CarGo will play every day when he is healthy. The other three will vie for two spots. Of course, it's not like Gonzalez is a lock to play 150 games, so there figures to be playing time for the other three no matter how it shakes out. I can't see, after the year that Dickerson had last season, that he sees any less playing time in 2015. Blackmon looked liked a totally different hitter the final two months of the year (blahtastic with five homers an a .698 OPS over his last 61 games), and Stubbs is not .289 hitter, even playing at Coors. That leads me to think that Dickerson will get 500 at-bats this season though 600 may not happen even if he's fully healthy because he has struggled against lefties to this point of his career and might lose some at-bats because of it. 

CONCLUSION

Dickerson is a talent who, after killing it in the minors, showed up in the big leagues and killed it there too. At this point it should be clear to all - the man can rake. The Rockies do have four outfield options for three spots, and it's not like Dickerson has been able to handle left-handed pitching yet in the bigs, but I'm not ready to give up on him after the success he did have in the minors. In a daily setup you could consider sitting Dickerson when on the road, but when that guy is hitting in Colorado he's an elite option in the fantasy game. 

10 team lg: In head-to-head setups Dickerson’s value is diminished. When he's on the road for a week you'll be hard pressed to start him with confidence, and in a league this shallow others will be gaining on you. Of course, when the Rockies are at home you will have one of the best weapons in baseball in the outfield. 

12 team lg: If he's your second outfielder in this setup you will be fine. Really can't envision a scenario, as long as he's healthy, where that isn't true.

15 team lg: The deeper the league, the less concerned I am about a players faults as we plunge deeper and deeper into the player pool necessitating adding plenty of players that have holes. Dickerson is an ideal second outfielder in this setup. 

NL-only: Is he an OF1 is the only real question with Dickerson in this format? In my mind the answer to that question is an unqualified yes.