R.A. Dickey's salary wish is no wild pitch
R.A. Dickey visits with 100 Queens school children from P.S. 43 and Scholars' Academy at the Mets' holiday party at Citi Field. (Dec. 11, 2012) Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy
R.A. Dickey’s contract demands — which according to a person familiar with the talks is for a two-year extension worth $26 million — seem reasonable when compared with what other pitchers who didn’t win the Cy Young Award in 2012 are receiving this offseason. Recent contract agreements for free-agent pitchers (Dickey, 38, will not be a free agent until after the 2013 season):
| Pitcher, team | Age | Contract | 2012 W-L, ERA |
| Zack Greinke, Dodgers | 29 | 6 years, $147M | 15-5, 3.48 |
| Jake Peavy, White Sox | 31 | 2 years, $29M | 11-12, 3.37 |
| Jeremy Guthrie, Royals | 33 | 3 years, $25M | 8-12, 4.76 |
| Brandon McCarthy, Diamondbacks | 29 | 2 years, $15.5M | 8-6, 3.24 |
| Hiroki Kuroda, Yankees | 37 | 1 year, $15M | 16-11, 3.32 |
| Joe Blanton, Angels | 32 | 2 years, $15M | 10-13, 4.71 |
| Dan Haren, Nationals | 32 | 1 year, $13M | 12-13, 4.33 |
| Andy Pettitte, Yankees | 40 | 1 year, $12M | 5-4, 2.87 |
| Kevin Correia, Twins | 32 | 2 years, $10M | 12-11, 4.21 |
Note: Dickey was 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA in 2012.
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