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We have no idea what anyone has or hasn't offered for Dickey. We have no idea what the Mets' asking price is for Dickey. Of course they're lowballing their own pitcher; they want to extend him for as little money as possible. What's going on around Dickey doesn't tell us anything about how teams actually value him--and even if it did, appeal to authority is kind of a sketchy debating technique. Sometimes GMs know more than we fans do. Sometimes they offer Billy Butler for Yuniesky Betancourt. Besides, your "he isn't even good" comment just skirts around the fact that even in the 2010-11 seasons you disparage Dickey racked up a total of 5.3 fWAR--and knuckleballers are more valuable than WAR indicates because they generate weak contact and can suppress BABIP. Even if I'm wrong, and he's not an "ace", he's good. Very good.
Tell you what, let's make a bet. Winner gets 9,001 internet points. If Dickey is less than a top 30 pitcher next year, you win. If he's as good or better, I do. Shake on it?