Mets Avoid Arbitration With Dickey
R.A. Dickey in Spring Training last season. Credit: Noah K. Murray/NJ.com
New York Daily News Mets beat writer Andy Martino is reporting that the Mets have come to an agreement with starter R.A. Dickey on a two-year contract extension with a third year club option.
I don't love this deal to be honest. I am not trying to take away anything from the 36 year-old knuckleballer, who had a phenomenal year last season with the Metropolitans when he went 11-9 with a 2.84 ERA in 174.1 innings pitched. I am just fearful that the Mets have committed to a 'one hit wonder' so to speak.
It's happened plenty of times in the past after all. Prior to the 2010 campaign, Dickey's numbers were less than stellar to say the least. In seven seasons in the American League, Dickey posted an ERA north of 5 (5.43 to be exact) and proved to be ineffective on the mound giving up 519 hits in 442.2 innings.
Granted as Howard Megdal pointed out in a post on Twitter, it is important to hold out for the financial terms of the deal to be announced before jumping to conclusions. In the meanwhile, I give this deal a thumbs down. I would have much rather have seen the team try to hammer out a one year deal to ensure that last season was not simply an aberration.
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January 29th, 2011 - 00:08
Until we see what the terms are, I don’t really have an opinion on the deal.
Dickey could have made $4.7 million this year if he won his arbitration case. If the deal is for around $7 million total for two years, it’s probably a good one for the Mets. If it’s for much more, it seems a little risky.
January 31st, 2011 - 10:38
The deal ended up being worth $7.5 million over two years, which isn’t that great of a financial commitment. Still, I am leery about handing out multi-year deals to guys who have only had one good year, but hopefully I’m wrong.
January 31st, 2011 - 11:21
R.A. Dickey is a risk to regress, but I feel better about him than I do with Chris Young and Chris Capuano.