The reigning 2012 NL Cy Young winner, R.A. Dickey said he would prefer signing a contract extension with the New York Mets this winter rather than testing free agency during the 2013-14 offseason.
Dickey, 38, became the first knuckleball pitcher to win a Cy Young earlier this month after he finished 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA last season.
"I think the minimalization of risk," Dickey said, explaining his preference to sign this winter. "You obviously, when you sign an extension, you help yourself. You put yourself in a position to lessen the risk forthcoming of injury or what have you. So there's that.
"But more than that, for me, is I enjoy being here, and I want to be a part of this place seeing brighter days."
Dickey went on to give more explanation to why he'd rather not negotiate in-season: "A lot of times you come back on kind of a lame-duck contract and it's kind of a message that, 'This is old. We don't want you anymore beyond this year.' So hopefully that's not the case. That would be sad."
Dickey said he expected a contract to be completed by now.
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