R.A. Dickey was entering his third season with the Blue Jays after being acquired from the New York Mets for Noah Syndergaard and Travis d’Arnaud among others. Dickey was the horse of the staff that season as he threw over 215 innings and posted an 11-11 record. While many fans weren’t the most confident when he took to the mound, he pitched great in his ALDS performance, surrendering just one run while pitching into the fifth inning. His ALCS performance against the Kansas City Royals was the opposite as he was pulled in the second inning after surrendering five runs on two home runs.