Dickey Is Better Than Jeter
Although, I’m sure R.A. Dickey would rather still be playing right now than winning this award, the Mets knuckleballer has one thing that not even the Yankees’ captain does – the title of SB Nation’s New York MLB Player of the Year.
SB Nation’s baseball writer Rob Neyer agrees with the choice for Dickey over Jeter:
All things considered, Derek Jeter’s season was a phenomenal thing. But I will note, in passing, that he didn’t score 100 runs and that he’s enjoyed many seasons better than this one.
On the other hand, Dickey is a pretty good bet for the Cy Young Award, was one of the few season-long bright spots for a downtrodden franchise, and essentially established a new standard for knuckleball pitchers.
Both seasons were historic, in their different senses. But Dickey’s has the virtue of being slightly more valuable, purely in terms of wins and losses.
