Dyson started 83 in the OF last season, the most he's ever started. In '12, the Royals gave him the CF role, then sat him down when it became apparent (then) that he wasn't an everyday player.
A terrible Alex Gordan started ahead of him last season.
In '15, he was the 5th OF. Paul Orlando got more PA's than he did and Alex Rios, even after his May injury, got all the starts. Rios was a 73 OPS+ bat that year.
In '14, he had 250 fewer PA's than Aoki who had a -1.3 dWAR.
In '13, he played behind David Lough.
In '12, he was eventually benched for Cain.
He was a valuable bench player on a good team. I hope that is all he is for us. As an 85 bat, he better be Paul Blair if he is a starter. A steady diet of he and Martin vs. LHP is particularly depressing to thing about.