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Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 60 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50

Multi-sport standouts in high school can come in all shapes and sizes … and sports. Most prospects come from the football-baseball combination. Sometimes athletes will come from the basketball court to the diamond, but Dickerson pulls off a rarely-seen trifecta. The New Jersey star was late to baseball this spring because he was busy helping his Morris Knolls High School win a state championship in hockey. He didn’t create much buzz early as a result, but he was more than making up for it with some serious helium as the season went on, positioning himself as perhaps the best prep bat in the Northeast.

A strong and athletic right-handed hitter and middle infielder, Dickerson has some exciting offensive traits. Some have seen a very good feel for the barrel and an all-fields approach that focuses on the center of the diamond. Others feel his swing is more strength-based than bat speed, but he has a short and simple swing that he repeats easily and has shown the ability to adjust to make plenty of contact. Anyone who has seen him feels there’s plenty of power for him to tap into, some of which was showing up more this spring.

With a compact and strong build that reminds some of fellow Garden State product Mike Trout, Dickerson is a plus runner with some 6.3-60 times to his credit. He has good hands and easy actions, so he could start his career at short, though some feel his arm is a touch short for the premium position. He should be able to stay up the middle, with a move to second or center field distinct possibilities. He was moving up into top few rounds conversations, with teams knowing they’ll have to sign him away from his commitment to Virginia.

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 60 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50

Dickerson was late to the baseball season in the spring of 2024 for a very good reason; he was helping Morris Knolls High School win a New Jersey state championship in hockey. When he did take the field, he created a bunch of helium and was being talked about as the top prep position player in the Northeast after tying Mike Trout’s single-season homer state record with 18. Ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 49 prospect in the 2024 Draft class, Dickerson went 44th overall to the Nats in the second round and, in a sign of Washington’s enthusiasm for his trajectory, signed for $3.8 million – the largest bonus after the first round in the bonus pool era.

There was plenty of intrigue on Dickerson’s bat headed into the Draft. Scouts believed in his feel for the barrel and were impressed by his ability to strike the ball to all fields. There’s ample strength in his short, right-handed swing that contributed to the power jump in his senior year, but some question whether he’ll have enough bat speed to handle pro pitching right away.

Measured at 5-foot-11, Dickerson has a compact build and ample speed, flashing near top-of-the-scale wheels in 60-yard dash recordings. He has the right actions for shortstop at this early stage in his career, and the Nats have every incentive to give him plenty of looks there. His arm might be tested on throws deep in the hole, but his athleticism should help with a move to second base or center field, if it ever comes to that.

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 60 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45

Multisport standouts in high school can come in all shapes and sizes … and sports. Most prospects come from the football-baseball combination. Sometimes athletes will come from the basketball court to the diamond, but Dickerson pulls off a rarely-seen trifecta. The New Jersey star was late to baseball this spring because he was busy helping his Morris Knolls High School win a state championship in hockey. He didn’t create much buzz early as a result, but he was more than making up for it with some serious helium as the season went on, positioning himself as perhaps the best prep bat in the Northeast. The Nationals selected him in the second round and signed him for $3.8 million, the largest bonus after the first round in the bonus pool era.

A strong and athletic right-handed hitter and middle infielder, Dickerson has some exciting offensive traits. Some have seen a very good feel for the barrel and an all-fields approach that focuses on the center of the diamond. Others feel his swing is more strength-based than bat speed, but he has a short and simple swing that he repeats easily and has shown the ability to adjust to make plenty of contact. Anyone who has seen him feels there’s plenty of power for him to tap into, some of which was showing up more this spring.

With a compact and strong build that reminds some of fellow Garden State product Mike Trout, Dickerson is a plus runner with some 6.3 seconds times in the 60-yard dash to his credit. He has good hands and easy actions, so he could start his career at short, though some feel his arm is a touch short for the premium position. He should be able to stay up the middle, with a move to second or center field distinct possibilities.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	05/13/2025	SS Luke Dickerson assigned to Fredericksburg Nationals from FCL Nationals.
	03/06/2025	Washington Nationals Prospects activated SS Luke Dickerson.
	08/05/2024	SS Luke Dickerson assigned to FCL Nationals.
	07/25/2024	Washington Nationals signed SS Luke Dickerson.
	06/16/2024	College Workout activated SS Luke Dickerson.