Jared Dickey Stats & Scouting Report

AB	290
AVG	.269
OBP	.36
SLG	.424
HR	9

Full name Jared William Dickey
Born 03/01/2002 in Mount Juliet, TN
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 204 / Bats: L / Throws: R
School Tennessee
Drafted in the 11th round (319th overall) by the Kansas City Royals in 2023 (signed for $572,500).

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School: Tennessee Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.4
BA Grade:45/Extreme
Tools:Hit: 55. Power: 50. Run: 45. Field: 45. Arm: 40.

Dickey has battled his fair share of injuries over the last few years. During the fall of 2022 he had hand surgery and this spring he dealt with a shoulder injury that kept him off the field at times, but when he’s been in the lineup for Tennessee he’s been excellent. The 6-foot-2, 204-pound lefthanded hitter slashed .323/.392/.530 with 12 home runs, a 12.7% strikeout rate and 7.7% walk rate this spring in 60 games. He’s not the best athlete, but Dickey finds a way to barrel the baseball consistently with impressive pure bat speed and a swing that has a lot of moving parts and a late trigger. He hits the ball hard and has homered to the pull side, but there’s some belief that with a swing modification at the next level Dickey could tap into more home run power in games. He was an aggressive hitter this spring who expanded the zone a bit too much, but he made contact at an 81% clip. Prior to the season, there was some thought that Dickey had a chance to catch, but in brief looks behind the plate this spring he didn’t look like a pro catcher. His most likely defensive home is left field, where he could be a fringy defender with fringe-average speed and below-average arm strength. Dickey has a bat-first profile that fits in among the top five rounds.

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Draft Prospects

School: Tennessee Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.4
BA Grade:45/Extreme
Tools:Hit: 55. Power: 50. Run: 45. Field: 45. Arm: 40.

Dickey has battled his fair share of injuries over the last few years. During the fall of 2022 he had hand surgery and this spring he dealt with a shoulder injury that kept him off the field at times, but when he’s been in the lineup for Tennessee he’s been excellent. The 6-foot-2, 204-pound lefthanded hitter slashed .323/.392/.530 with 12 home runs, a 12.7% strikeout rate and 7.7% walk rate this spring in 60 games. He’s not the best athlete, but Dickey finds a way to barrel the baseball consistently with impressive pure bat speed and a swing that has a lot of moving parts and a late trigger. He hits the ball hard and has homered to the pull side, but there’s some belief that with a swing modification at the next level Dickey could tap into more home run power in games. He was an aggressive hitter this spring who expanded the zone a bit too much, but he made contact at an 81% clip. Prior to the season, there was some thought that Dickey had a chance to catch, but in brief looks behind the plate this spring he didn’t look like a pro catcher. His most likely defensive home is left field, where he could be a fringy defender with fringe-average speed and below-average arm strength. Dickey has a bat-first profile that fits in among the top five rounds.

Career Transactions

Lansing Lugnuts activated OF Jared Dickey.
OF Jared Dickey assigned to Lansing Lugnuts.
Oakland Athletics traded RHP Lucas Erceg to Kansas City Royals for RHP Will Klein, RHP Mason Barnett and OF Jared Dickey.
OF Jared Dickey assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits from Columbia Fireflies.
OF Jared Dickey assigned to Columbia Fireflies from ACL Royals.
OF Jared Dickey assigned to Columbia Fireflies from ACL Royals.
OF Jared Dickey assigned to ACL Royals.
Kansas City Royals signed OF Jared Dickey.
OF Jared Dickey assigned to Tennessee Volunteers.