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Andrew Ericksen profiles San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson as a waiver wire pickup and add in Week 9 of the 2020 MLB season.
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues
ANALYSIS: San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson has been absolutely mashing so far through September. He bashed three home runs in his first game of the month, a game in which he had a total of five hits, five runs and six RBI. Over his first nine games of the month, Dickerson went 11-for-26 with a ridiculous slugging percentage of 1.038.
Through the length of the season, Dickerson has a solid barrel rate of 12.4% and a sturdy hard-hit rate of 46.1%. Both of those clips are career-best numbers by a decent margin.
While Dickerson has been in the majors for the most part since 2015, he hasn't had many opportunities as an everyday player until now and he certainly appears to be seizing the opportunity. He has been a mainstay as the Giants' number two-hitter lately, right behind Mike Yastrzemski, giving him ample RBI opportunities.
Dickerson is worth adding in all leagues where five outfielders are started. He's worth consideration in standard leagues as well. See if he can stay hot in September and
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