Dickey Gets Pay Boost, New Team

ESPN:

Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey has reached an agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays on a two-year, $25 million extension that allowed Toronto and the New York Mets to complete their trade.
Said Dickey on Twitter: "Now that its official, I want to say that I don't have the words to express how grateful I am to you for the steadfast support and... Encouragement I received from all of you.Ive always felt that there was a connection beyond the uniform.Thank you for making me feel wanted."
Dickey will be getting the dollar value that he had requested in failed extension talks with the Mets. Some of the money will be paid out immediately this year, along with his $5 million salary, in the form of a signing bonus to offset the difference in taxes between the United States and Canada. The sides are still haggling over how much money will be front-loaded, sources said.
Dickey will get a team option for $12 million for 2016.
News of an agreement was reported earlier by the Toronto Sun and FoxSports.com.
The Mets will receive highly regarded catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud, Class A right-hander Noah Syndergaard, and 18-year-old outfielder Wuilmer Becerra from Toronto. The teams also will exchange catchers, with Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas headed to Toronto and John Buck to the Mets.
Before talks broke down with New York, Dickey sought a two-year extension worth at least $26 million on top of the existing amount owed.

That is one knuckleball pitcher who won't have to worry about a career after baseball.  I thought this was interesting:

For one, Dickey is hardly a one-year wonder. While he has never pitched quite as well as he did in 2012 — few pitchers have — he was one of the 15 best pitchers in the NL in both 2010 and 2011. Consider this:
R.A. Dickey, 2010–2012: 91 starts, 617 IP, 2.95 ERA, 468 Ks, 150 walks
Zack Greinke, 2010–2012: 95 starts, 604 IP, 3.83 ERA, 582 Ks, 154 walks
In Greinke's defense, he was the better pitcher in 2009. In Dickey's defense, Greinke signed for three times as long and nearly six times as much money as Dickey requested from the Mets. To repay Dickey's Cy Young performance this season, not only did the Mets turn down his request, they embarked on a misguided character assassination campaign against Dickey in the media. Dickey addressed his contract situation at the Mets' holiday party? HE HAD THE AUDACITY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS?! The nerve of that guy.

Even the Cy Young winning knuckleball pitcher has a hard time getting respect.  At least from the Mets.