In one of the most significant gambles in recent franchise history, the Mets have agreed to trade National League Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays in a seven-player deal, multiple sources confirmed.
The Mets reached agreement Sunday on a trade of Dickey, and he and the Jays quickly negotiated a two-year, $25 million contract extension that will keep Dickey in Toronto through his age-40 season.
The deal, which is pending a physical, will also send catcher Josh Thole and a prospect to Toronto for catchers Travis d'Arnaud and John Buck, pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard and another prospect.
