Tuesday 18 December 2012

Feeling 'numbness,' Dickey sad to leave New York (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - From left are 2012 file photos showing New York Mets' R.A. Dickey and Toronto Blue Jays' Travis d'Arnaud. A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that Dickey and the Blue Jays have agreed on a new contract, clearing the way for the New York Mets to trade the Cy Young winner to Toronto. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, because the trade was not yet complete. The 38-year-old knuckleballer must pass a physical before he joins the Blue Jays. The Mets would get prized catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud as the centerpiece of the multiplayer swap. (AP Photo/File)

NEW YORK (AP) -- R.A. Dickey picked up his phone on Saturday, and New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told the NL Cy Young Award winner he had 72 hours to negotiate a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.




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