Mets, Jays now discussing R.A. Dickey mega-deal

Deals Often Crumble At The Last Minute, Bros.

The Jays had better hope all these moves pay off, and the players with the ridiculous contracts stay healthy and perform. If not the way they're gutting their farm system, this will set their franchise back 5-7 years.

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Originally posted 10:31 AM ET  12.16 by jnorman41

The Jays had better hope all these moves pay off, and the players with the ridiculous contracts stay healthy and perform. If not the way they're gutting their farm system, this will set their franchise back 5-7 years.

Any team that tries to buy a championship disgusts me...........




Wait...............



What ???????????????







NEVERMIND !!!!!!!!!!!!

The Jays will have to almost double his salary for the two years to get him to sign it and stay in the Canadian city to pitch for them.

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Originally posted 10:46 AM ET  12.16 by HellAwaits!!!

Mega deal?

'Mega' is a relative term :-)

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Originally posted 10:34 AM ET  12.16 by Mickey Bad Arse

Any team that tries to buy a championship disgusts me...........Wait...............What ???????????????NEVERMIND !!!!!!!!!!!!

You're too funny Mick.

Maybe the Blue Jays will feature pin stripes on their uniforms next year. Might as well go all the way, eh?

My gut tells me this will end badly for the Jays. Then again... I don't see a lot of good moves being made by AL East teams this winter. It seems like most have hit the reset button.

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Originally posted 11:06 AM ET  12.16 by HellAwaits!!!

to me mega can onlt be used for major leagues players, not prospects

I would consider the Reyes / Josh Johnson / Buehrle deal a Mega Trade...

Actually more like a Mega Salary dump. A Mega Shafting perhaps :-)

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Originally posted 10:57 AM ET  12.16 by toad

The Jays will have to almost double his salary for the two years to get him to sign it and stay in the Canadian city to pitch for them.

No, probably not. If he was looking for $13 mil to play for a team that will probably be in the NL East basement for the next 2 years, i'm sure he won't mind $13 mil to play for a team that will contend.

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Originally posted 12:12 PM ET  12.16 by dannylimes

No, probably not. If he was looking for $13 mil to play for a team that will probably be in the NL East basement for the next 2 years, i'm sure he won't mind $13 mil to play for a team that will contend.

Ummm... Apparently you missed the implied reference to Canadian taxes.

Agreement in principal just announced pending RA signing an extension with Blue Jays.

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Originally posted 11:24 AM ET  12.16 by Rex Racer

You're too funny Mick.Maybe the Blue Jays will feature pin stripes on their uniforms next year. Might as well go all the way, eh?

Nah no need for pin stripes. I mean Boston doesn't have them after all...

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Originally posted 11:06 AM ET  12.16 by HellAwaits!!!

With that stadium, a retractable roof, perfect for a knuckleballer

Not really....when Wake was spinning, his best performances came when the wind was blowing out or in at Fenway.....made it dance...if the wind was coming from RF, it was a long afternoon....

Clearly no one on this thread has been watching Dickey pitch for the past 3 years. I support the trade but he's unhittable at his best, which was pretty darn often this past season. I'll enjoy watching the Jays dominate the AL East while awaiting my Mets to finally compete in 2014 and beyond.

Just goes to show you that you don't need to have pin stripes to spend cash in baseball. If this goes through, the Jays will dominate the AL East for several years to come. Enough of them missing the post season.