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The New York Mets and starting pitcher R.A. Dickey avoided arbitration by coming to an agreement today on a 2-year deal that will pay Dickey $3.75 million per year with a club option for 2013.
Dickey had been asking for $4.7 million in arbitration while the Mets were offering $3.35. These numbers are a big increase from the $600k base salary Dickey earned last season. Last year Dickey went 11-9 with a 2.84 ERA in 27 games while throwing 174.1 innings with a 104/42 K/BB.
…I’m a huge Dickey fan. Knuckballers are a rare breed and take a while to develop their craft and it appears Dickey has done just that. When you combine his AAA and MLB numbers from last year he has a 2.68 ERA in 235 innings. That is a true workhorse. When you listen to him in interviews you can tell he is just a great guy and can’t help but cheer for him. The interviews also give me a sense of why he is doing so well that he has finally matured mentally as a player and knows what he can do well and we he can’t…
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