Jared Dickey earns Triple-A promotion to Las Vegas after strong season

Jared Dickey’s move to Las Vegas is less about a transaction line than a measuring stick. The Athletics sent the 24-year-old outfielder to Triple-A on May 11, and now the Aviators get to find out whether a season that already includes six homers, 25 RBIs and a .782 OPS can hold up against the Pacific Coast League’s deeper pitching.

Dickey has been productive from the start of his climb through the system. The left-handed hitter from Hermitage, Tennessee, posted 36 hits in 137 at-bats, along with a .263 average, a .322 on-base percentage and four stolen bases at the time of the roster update. He also showed recent power in Triple-A action, homering on May 16 and again on May 23, a run that suggested the promotion was built on more than a brief hot streak.

For the Athletics, Las Vegas has become a stress test for offensive performance. The Aviators have already rotated players up and down to Oakland in mid-May, including Will Klein, Mason Barnett, Michael Stefanic and Brett Harris, making Dickey’s arrival part of a larger churn in a farm system that has been asked to keep feeding the major-league club. In that environment, every at-bat carries a little more weight, because Las Vegas can inflate numbers, expose holes and reveal which prospects are ready for the next level.

Dickey’s path to this point has moved quickly. Kansas City drafted him in the 11th round in 2023 out of the University of Tennessee, selecting him 319th overall before he was dealt to the Athletics in the July 30, 2024 Lucas Erceg trade. MLB.com lists him as a right fielder for Las Vegas, and FanGraphs classifies him as an Athletics Triple-A player acquired in that trade. Born March 1, 2002, Dickey now has a direct chance to turn a solid minor league season into something more permanent. In Las Vegas, the question is no longer whether he can hit in the minors. It is whether he can keep hitting well enough to force the Athletics to speed up his MLB timeline.