Alderson Would Gladly Rip Up Dickey’s $5MM Option In Favor Of Bigger Deal?

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• Alex68 September 14, 2012 at 8:19 am

  $15 Million?????? Hahahahahaha, where did he come up with that number??? That’d be a worse contract than the one minaya gave Perez… This guy is enjoying success, i am happy he’s doing it while being a met, but there’s no way i’d sign up for this guy to make $15 million. Hell No… If i am sandy. finish the rebuild process, pick up the option and shop this guy around now that his value is high, he’s a 58-55 career pitcher, and he’s 38. don’t give me that KBaller crap, pitchers get hurt sooner or later or their Knuckle fades away as we seen in the past
• METS62FAN September 14, 2012 at 9:44 am

  2 SIMPLE FACTS THART NEED TO BE EMPHASIZED IS THAT BOTH DAVID WRIGHT & R.A. DICKEY ARE “OLD SCHOOL” MEN OF HONOR TYPES BOTH OF WHOM RECOGNIZE THEIR INTERDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FRANCHISE AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL FACTS IN EXISTANCE.

  BOTH HAVE SIGNED CONTRACTS BEHOLDING THEM TO PLAY FOR 16M & 5M RESPECTIVELY IN 2013.

  THE CLUB IS UNDER CONSIDERABLE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT TO CONTINUE IT’S RECOVERY FROM IT’S PREVIOUS HISTORICAL DISASTERS WHICH TEMORARILY RESTRICTS THEM UNTIL THE 2014 SEASON.

  I WOULD FULY ANTICIPATE ALDERSON APROACHING THESE 2 MEN WITH TRUE EXTENSIONS BUILDING OFF OF 2013 NOT OVERLAPING IT.

  WHITH THE ONEROUS.CONTRACTS OF BAY & SANTANA BEING BOUGHT OUT($8M OTC) FROM EXTENDING FREEING UP OVER 40% OF THE ASSIGNED PAYROLL LIMIT($41M)

  IT IS EASY TO IMAGINE HOW 3 MEN WITH THE SAME GOAL OF REMAINING ALLIED CAN DO SO WITHOUT HARM TO ANY OF THEM.
  • srt September 14, 2012 at 11:34 am

    Agree.
• Brian September 14, 2012 at 9:56 am

  Ha! Joe if she wont go with you, maybe sh’d go with me. Can I get her number? lol
• NJstuckinTX September 14, 2012 at 9:59 am

  I think 3 years 45 million is way too much. I would think 3 for 30 plus some incentives would be more reasonable. No way he gets more than that, at least years wise. And if he wants more than that, you trade him and his high valued stock. He should be able to net you 2 blue chippers.
  • Metsie September 14, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Keep dreaming!
    a guy who is playing for theCy Young making only 10 mil per year?

    Someone who this s the only big payday he is likely to get during his career?

    Good Luck!
    • NJstuckinTX September 14, 2012 at 12:42 pm

      I find it difficult to believe that he’s going to get that much money guaranteed considering the fact he’s 38 and is a knuckleball pitcher who relies on the speed of his pitches.

      So if they settle on 3 years 33 mil, or 3 years 36 mil, ok fine, but he’s not getting 15/16+ a year for 3+ years. If another team wants to go ahead and pay that, I’ll be sad to see him leave, but I would be hesitant to make that risk.
      • Metsie September 14, 2012 at 1:04 pm

        its even less of a risk than smeone who relies on a fastball curve and is 28 if you must know!

        There is little to no wear and tear by throwing the Knuckleball!
        And players see a fastball and curve most days of the week!

        So there is much less chance he gets worse and plenty chance he gets better as he improves on the pitch without hurting his physical conditioning to get the improvement!

        If Dickey had gotten the run support last year he might have been in contention for the Cy Young last year as well!

        And he has gotten even better with the knucleball that he was the last two years!
• TRS86 September 14, 2012 at 10:21 am

  Just because you rip up the option does not mean you have to pay him the same rate every year. You could rip up the option and replace it with a 3/30 deal that pays him 5, 10, 15 with an obtainable option year at 15M. It’s about security for the player.
  • LA Mets Fan September 14, 2012 at 10:55 am

    You think Dickey is worth 3/30 on the open market? Have you seen what other pitchers of his caliber get paid? And if he was to sign a 5/10/15 deal as you mention, than why rip up the option? Wouldn’t you exercise it and sign Dickey to a two year $25MM extension?
    • TRS86 September 14, 2012 at 11:20 am

      Yeah, but for some reason most teams when they do that still say they are ripping up the old contract and giving him a new one.
    • NJstuckinTX September 14, 2012 at 11:26 am

      I’m not sure you can have concurrent contracts signed.
• LA Mets Fan September 14, 2012 at 10:59 am

  This is exactly why I think this front office is flawed. They talk about rebuilding but their plan is to sign Dickey at 38 to a long term deal? That’s rebuilding? Only the Mets are cursed with one bad GM after another. Wilpon needs to sell this team and shouldn’t be in charge of picking one clown after another as a GM. This has become a joke.
• Mookie September 14, 2012 at 1:05 pm

  If he’s that risky, why sign him at all? Trade him for an outfielder with power.
• mike lloyd September 14, 2012 at 7:20 pm

  Alderson makes M Donald Grant look like a genius…