The New York Mets have agreed to terms with RHP R. A. Dickey on a two-year contract, avoiding arbitration. The terms of the contract have not yet been disclosed, but Dickey is probably earning somewhere around $1 million per year based on the figures exchanged during the arbitration process.
Dickey, a knucleballer, had a career year last season at the age of 35. The Mets were reluctant to give Dickey a multi year deal due to his age and because of the fear that his 2010 season may have been a flash in the pan.
This is to be expected in arbitration hearings these days. Th player typically gets a contract favorable to him due to mutual reluctance to go to a hearing. The Mets are hoping that Dickey can duplicate last season's success over the next two seasons, or that he can at least provide a season somewhere between last season and his prior career numbers.
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