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2012
Decision On Dickey Looms Large Too After This Season
An article by Hojo's Mojo
According to Andy McCullough of the Star Ledger, R.A. Dickey and the Mets discussed a short-term extension into at least 2014 earlier this season, people with knowledge of the talks have said. The team elected to wait and observe Dickey during the course of the season.
The cost of waiting always seems to burn the Mets lately, and now Dickey will have to be paid commensurate with becoming “one of the finest pitchers in National League.”
When asked about re-signing Dickey as well as third baseman David Wright to extensions this offseason last week, Sandy Alderson responded:
“Nothing with respect to 2013 rides on what we do with those two players,” he said last week. He added, “Their situations will be at the top of our list. But if we have to exercise options, we have to exercise options.”
Dickey is at the top of the list when you consider this season’s Cy Young candidates. He leads the National League in wins, complete games, strikeouts and WHIP.
The Mets hold a $5 million option on Dickey for 2013 and he might be the most underpaid starting pitcher in the game today.
But as McCullough points out, his long-term position in the organization appears unsettled as the 2012 season creeps toward its conclusion.
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give Dickey a 2 year extension with an option for a 3rd year , give the men 8MM/year.
Frank Francisco makes more than Dickey.
well in his defense , he eat a lot more
I gotta be honest – I think you let Dickey play out his contract and worry about it later. Do I want to see him signed? Absolutely. But I don’t think they have to do anything with him this winter.
I think they can see what he has in 2013 before deciding on anything
true
well in his defense , he eat a lot more
‘But if we have to exercise options, we have to exercise options.”
What does this mean?
No money?
Money but can’t get an extension done?
Some money but need to spend it on other holes and since the option exists, that might be the way they have to go?
Sigh……
It means they’re far apart on the numbers. Or, SA is simply trying to get Dickey’s agents to come down a little from what they’re asking for.
I took it to mean that they will try to work out extensions, but if they can’t, they will just exercise the options. And that signing them won’t prevent them from doing anything else they need to do for 2013 (mostly because there will not even need to be any cost increase in 2013 anyway, since the new deals will kick in for 2014.
Nope. It’s just negotiating 101. It would be irresponsible to simply cave to the agents’ demands so early in the process–when they have an entire year to get it done.
If they eventually don’t get it done, then that’s the time to start yelling about it. Right now, not so much.
Here is negotiating 101 for you…
They will excersze the option if they can’t get a deal done and then trade them at the deadline and move on.
If you can’t make a deal in November of 2012 you won’t make one in November of 2013 so might as well do what this guy always does and let them go and hope he gets some kid that makes us forget about them!
It means they are sticking to thier long term plan….
THEY ARE WAITING for something to happen!
THATS the plan!
The money they would lose in attendance and other sales could go a long way in paying for the future services of Wright and Dickey. And paying up for a better outfield, catcher, a bullpen would help, too.
Right now, IMO, David and RA are the two faces of this team in a year that started out surpassing everyone’s expectations, even mine while being an optimist for my fav team, while this 2nd half has exposed a lot of weaknesses in team, these two players have continued to be steady part of rotation and lineup.
RA needs to be brought back, maybe 3 years, including 2013, and maybe mutual option with certain numbers being reached since knuckle ball pitchers tend to pitch into later years.
Last thing I would want is for Yanks or someone in NL East getting RA as he continues to refine the art of the “hard” knuckle ball.
David needs to be signed long term also along with Mets explaining long term/2-3 window to allow David to see what is coming down the road.
Ultimately it will come down to $$$$$$$$ because Madoff situation has been put in past, probably wind up getting money from trust; wouldn’t that be wild.
Johan/Bay contracts come off payroll after 2013 so almost $50 million will be off books; so why can’t some of that go to David/RA plus p/u RH power bat for OF going forward which would balance lineup and give David the help he needs and find a BP arm or two since Edgin, Ramirez, FF, Parnell, are probably set so you just need maybe two more arms if you re-sign Rauch, he’s earned it.
RA is an everyday Joe to most of us, the guy who lets his faith guide him during his travels in baseball and then exploding on scene has allowed him to help many people with story in his book that makes him a regular guy to most.
He is the perfect face of a team that has made many signing mistakes but won’t make one in bringing back RA because RA has shown his value to team and community.