He?s been the brightest light in the Mets dim season, but R.A. Dickey is 38 years-old and will be a free agent after the 2013 season. ?In light of that, Adam Rubin reports:
Despite knuckleballers often successfully pitching into their 40s, Mets officials appear wary of making a sizable commitment. That could lead Dickey to being traded this offseason if the right deal presented itself, since the Mets would have some starting-pitching depth to absorb his departure.
Trading a 20-game winner (and perhaps the reigning Cy Young winner) would not be a popular move among the fan base and could further erode attendance in 2013.
It would piss off every Mets fan around, but really,?his value is unlikely to be any higher and it?s not at all certain that he?d be an important part of the next good Mets team. ?The gamble, if they keep and extend him, is that his current production ? or something close to the current production ? is a new normal that will last for his age 39-42 seasons or whatever.?Such a thing is not unprecedented, especially with knuckleballers, but it?s also not likely.
I have to wonder if there isn?t a team out there who wouldn?t overpay for an inexpensive, 2013 version of R.A. Dickey. ?I bet someone would.
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