Reports: Mets, Blue Jays Closing In On R.A. Dickey Trade
R.A. Dickey and his knuckleball could soon be headed to Toronto.
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R.A. Dickey and his knuckleball could soon be headed to Toronto.
R.A. Dickey won 20 games last year and the Cy Young Award. So of course the Mets are talking about trading him to the Toronto Blue Jays.
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So the Mets won't meet R.A. Dickey's asking price and potential trade partners won't meet New York's trade demands. Something's got to give.
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Despite all the naysayers in the blogosphere, GM Sandy Alderson is doing exactly what he should be doing -- keeping his options open.
R.A. Dickey had a message to deliver, and he delivered it loud and clear. Speaking at a Mets holiday party, Dickey was clearly frustrated by the slow pace of negotiations and the underwhelming offers that have been delivered to him.
"I feel like we're asking for less than what's fair," Dickey said Tuesday. "There is a surprise sometimes when things don't get done quickly and you already think you're extending the olive branch."
You can be sure David Wright's final act at Citi Field won't cause an eruption of boos, a la Jose Reyes, who left fans stunned after what was to be his final at-bat in a Mets jersey.
The Mets reportedly aren't budging in their trade demands for R.A. Dickey. But when it comes to negotiations to extend the knuckleballer, in seems one side may have acquiesced -- even if just a bit.
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