R.A. Dickey And The Myth Of One Great Year

R.A. Dickey And The Myth Of One Great Year
New York Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey delivers against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the third inning of a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Dickey became the first knuckleballer to win 20 games in more than three decades, tying his career-high with 13 strikeouts in leading the Mets to a 6-5 win. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey delivers against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the third inning of a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Dickey became the first knuckleballer to win 20 games in more than three decades, tying his career-high with 13 strikeouts in leading the Mets to a 6-5 win. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Like many others, I’ve expressed some bewilderment on Twitter about how the Mets are handling their negotiations with R.A. Dickey. Dickey was one of the game’s best players in 2012, and the Mets were reportedly offering him the same kind of contract Joe Blanton just signed for, and have now improved their offer to make it equal to what Jeremy Guthrie just signed for. There’s a discount involved with signing an extension a year out from free agency, but the discount has to be reasonable, and these offers don’t strike me as overly reasonable. They don’t strike Dickey as overly reasonable either.

However, there’s a common retort from some folks whenever it is suggested that the Mets pay Dickey like a top-shelf starter. “It was just one year.” Here, see for yourself.

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