The Mets met with eight teams today about Dickey, according to Adam Rubin and Joe McDonald of ESPN. The Red Sox were one of those teams, and the Mets wanted Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr. in return. We heard earlier that the Sox didn't have interest in Dickey, so perhaps the Mets' exorbitant asking price is playing a part in that lack of interest.>>>>

there was also this.

Fair or not, Dickey's age and repertoire is making teams reluctant to give up significant talent for him.

Is this Profar for real? He looks like an infield version of Juan Pierre. :)

"But then if we get Bofaerts, we could move Ruben back to 2nd, and deal Murphy."
I thought he was lobby for a front office job? :)

This is the biggest reason. Dickey is only owed $5 million this year. Very cheap. Better than Shields as teams are starting to realize that, if you believe you can compete that year, you have to go all out. Acquiring an ace for $5million allows a team flexibility to sign another top flight player financially.

Also, they see how Dickey was a sensation in NY. Fans came to see a losing ballclub just to watch Dickey. You can't buy that draw, especially in an era where the sellout in baseball is becoming rather rare. Also, a lesser talked of thing but still great, players love Dickey and he's a loyal guy. Would sign extension with a team if they give him respect.

All this age talk is legit; 38 years old is old. But you also have to look at depreciation of all talent, regardless of age. Who says Shields or Grienke won't tank out after transferring teams? Look at Barry Zito and that dilemma. Dickey may outperform both Shields and Grienke over a course of a couple years, regardless of age.

It's fair. If I was a fan of an opposing team I'd be leary of dealing top prospects for Dickey just because he's such a unique case. The Red Sox are in a strange spot too. Every team in the division is getting better and their best players all had down years or were hurt for a good portion of the season. I'm not sure Dickey vaults them back toward the top even he continues to pitch the way he has been.

I think a lot of teams, including the Red Sox, will up their offer for Dickey significantly if Greinke signs a monster contract in LA.

We drafted a shortstop last June who is just as good.

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You can't honestly believe that, right?

Bogaerts is listed as prospect #31. That's not exactly elite. I know he's Boston #1, but that just means Boston doesn't have a top prospect.

why boaerts? we have a shortstop. we need a catcher along with bradley jr.

That kid is like 3-4 years away from the majors at this point.

Salty, Bradley and Barnes would be more than fair. Two top 50 prospects and an everyday catcher.

yeah id do that

Lavarnway, Brentz and Bradley.

According to this, Barnes is #2.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2012/

I don't know much about him but his stats really arent all that impressive to me. You look at someone like Wil Myers and he appears to be much more impressive (numbers wise). Like I said I don't really know much about Profar though.