Mets Give R.A. Dickey New 2-Year Deal

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As we've learned the last few days, the Mets' financial issues are rather significant. But they still found some cash to sign one of their own to a multiyear deal -- albeit a 36-year-old knuckleballer.

R.A. Dickey on Monday avoided arbitration by signing a new two-year contract that includes a club option for 2013. He'll make at least $7.8 million, according to The Associated Press -- a $1 million signing bonus, $2.25 million this season and $4.25 million in 2012. The 2013 option is for $5 million, and the Mets can buy it out for $300,000.

That windfall caps a remarkable few months for Dickey, who wasn't called up from the minors last season until May 19 but ended up finishing seventh in the National League with a 2.84 ERA in 27 appearances (26 of them starts).

 

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