Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Dickerson Planted Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. Rockies outfielder Corey Dickerson was one of the breakout stars of the 2014 fantasy baseball season, producing a .312/.364/.567 slash line with 24 home runs, 76 RBI, eight stolen bases, and 74 runs scored in 131 games. And he was off to a promising start in 2015, boasting a … [Read more...]
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