R.A. Dickey Traded to Toronto

It's official: the Mets never want to be relevant again.

R.A. Dickey had a great season in 2012 with that Knuckleball fooling many batters across the majors. It got him a 20-6 record with a 2.73 ERA, 230 K's, and the NL Cy Young Award. He became a sensation across the majors for both his achievements and his life story. Everything that happened in 2012, however, didn't seem to be enough for the Mets to keep the 38 year old right hander.

The Toronto Blue Jays acquire R.A. Dickey through a trade with the Mets and after agreeing to a two year contract extension with Dickey worth $25 million. The Mets in return get catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud, Class A right-hander Noah Syndergaard, and 18-year-old outfielder Wuilmer Becerra from the Jays. Dickey becomes another piece added in a off season and major additions for the Blue Jays.

This move along with the others are clear signs that Toronto is going all in. The pitching rotation could be great with R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, Brandon Morrow and Ricky Romero. Though Romero and Johnson needs rebound seasons for this to work, the Blue Jays might have a postseason shot if the rotation works out. Their hitting looks alright with Jose Reyes, Jose Bautista, and Melky Cabrera (provided that the PED's weren't doing most of the work) but it will have to be R.A. Dickey and Toronto's pitching carrying them to October.

P.S. As for the Mets, who cares. They certainly don't.

The Prince Wins 2nd Derby in KC

Oh man the Home Run Derby that I didn't see (for the most part). Didn't watch the meaningless event this year as I had much better things to do. Twiddling thumbs is better, right? Anyway, Prince Fielder prove to be the royal commodity last night as he won the Home Run Derby for the second time in his career. He beat out Jose Bautista in the final round, 12-7, and finished the derby with 28 total home runs. He and Ken Griffey Jr. are the only players to have multiple Derby titles in their careers because of this.

Congrats to Prince for another title but I got to say that I love the fact that the Captains for both sides sucked so hard. A Dodger and a Yankee couldn't get by the first round. Just blissful. I especially loved the fact that Robinson Cano, last year's winner, was booed the whole night and that he didn't hit a single home run. So great. I sort of hope they keep it going for the Yankee players tomorrow night. ENCORE, KANSAS CITY!!!