Noah Syndergaard is taking New York by storm. Josh Thole is wasting a roster spot. R.A. Dickey is done. You’ve heard all the noise this week.
But give R.A. Dickey a break. In another two months, you’ll be glad you did.
For reasons both in and out of the knuckleballer’s control, Dickey is already being painted as the weak link of the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays rotation. Forget the fact that these pitchers are just 15-to-20 innings into their seasons, it’s knee-jerk season and business is a-boomin’.
As a notoriously slow starter, though, Dickey is worth the wait for the performance he’s able to give a team over the second half of a season.