Cincinnati Enquirer: Erardi: Dickerson’s stats superior in majors

But, but the two-headed Brennamanster said he’s the real deal!

There’s a forecasting system called “Marcel,” which projects players’ big-league numbers based upon their numbers now. Here is Dickerson’s “Marcel” for this season: .287 batting average, .367 on-base percentage, .507 slugging percentage.

That’s impressive.

But “Marcel” doesn’t use minor-league numbers, so one would think that even at his best, Dickerson won’t quite live up to such a forecast.

And consider this name from the Reds’ past: Duane Walker. As a 27-year-old in 1984 - after having had a couple of 225 at-bat seasons - Walker appeared to have a breakout year: .292 batting average, .391 on-base percentage, .528 slugging percentage.

He never again hit above .200 at the big-league level.

So, is Dickerson closer to Walker ... or closer to Marcel? Figuring that one out is why Reds general manager Walt Jocketty gets paid the big bucks.