Dickey Gets His Wish

 According to Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger, R.A. Dickey has avoided arbitration, and received that multi-year contract he has been hoping and wishing for. Let's be real, us fans wanted to keep him around too.

Dickey and the Mets verbally agreed to a two-year deal with a club option for 2013. The deal won't be finalized until Monday, however, when Dickey is scheduled to have a physical.

Money details have not been released. Dickey was looking for $4.7 million, while the Mets counter-offered with $3.9 million. It would make sense if the contract was somewhere in the middle of those offers.

This will be a big year for Dickey. This is his chance to prove to all of baseball and Mets fans that last season wasn't a fluke.

You can't help but root for the guy, and you have to admit, after having been moved around and going from the Majors to the Minors repeatedly, the fact that Dickey finally has some stability in his career is nice to see.

Even if it is only for the next two years.