
Originally Posted by
JeTsFan4eVeR
Dickey is a 38 year old pitcher who won the Cy Young for us in 2012. If he was 28 years old, I would feel differently, but the odds of him continuing at his level in 2012 are not good. We have plenty of pitching talent to trade him to the highest bidder. If Olt is being offered, you take him. It would be gross mismanagement by SA to have any different outcome. This is real life, not some fantasy league. We are trying to build for the future and Olt probably has a lot more years of good ball in him than Dickey.
Dickey is a knuckleballer who has logged far fewer innings than your typical 38-year old veteran. He also lacks an ulner collateral ligament in his pitching elbow which makes him immune from ever needing Tommy John surgery.
In effect, there is no difference between that 28 year old who will be pitching in his prime through age 33 and Dickey who will be pitching in his prime through age 43.
In fact, that hypothetical 28 year old has a far greater chance of having his career derailed -- or at least delayed -- by Tommy John.
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