NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 27: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) R.A. Dickey #43 of the New York Mets in action against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field on September 27, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Mets defeated the Pirates 6-5. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
When the New York Mets signed R.A. Dickey, they landed a late Black Friday deal.
A Black Friday deal came late for the New York Mets back in 2009. Days before Christmas, they got a bargain on a pitcher that would go on to win a Cy Young.