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LONDON —Tim Cahill secured an FA Cup replay for Everton against Sunderland
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strike but Cahill equalized 11 minutes later. Nikica Jelavics header from
Leighton Baines cross was going wide, but Cahill nodded the ball on past
goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. Everton was frustrated in its search for a winner,
with Mignolet denying John Heitinga and Jelavic late on. “The equalizer knocked
us back, we lost a bit of confidence with it,” Sunderland manager Martin ONeill
said. “There was a big surge from the home crowd. “I thought the second half
could have gone either way but they pressed us more towards the end of the game.
I am delighted we are still in the hat, I probably would have taken that at the
start of the game.” Authentic Ray Rice Jersey . —The Chiefs put
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leg and signed offensive linemen Russ Hochstein and Bryan Mattison to provide
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. WBO President Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel said in a statement Wednesday that
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Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on
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made another round of sweeping changes Monday in an attempt to lift themselves
out of a season-long funk.The Toronto Blue Jays continued their offseason
overhaul, adding the reigning National League Cy Young winner in a deal that
cost them an elite prospect, maybe two. Numbers Game breaks down the deal for
R.A. Dickey. The Blue Jays Get: RHP R.A. Dickey, C Josh Thole and a prospect.
Dickey, 38, won the National League Cy Young Award in 2012 after going 20-6 with
a 2.73 ERA and 1.05 WHIP, registering 230 strikeouts in 233 2/3 innings. While
thats a stunning development for a pitcher in his late thirties, particularly
one that had been a journeyman throughout much of his career, its also fair to
note that this turn to ace didnt happen overnight. It effectively started in
2010, when he took a regular turn in the Mets rotation beginning on May 19. Over
the last three seasons, Dickey is 39-28 with a 2.95 ERA (10th-best in baseball)
and 1.15 WHIP (11th-best) and a fWAR of 9.9, which ranked 30th among pitchers
over that time. The difference between 2010-2011 and 2012 for Dickey could be
seen in his strikeout numbers. 8.86 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 14th
among starting pitchers in 2012 and it was a dramatic jump from the 5.45
strikeouts per nine innings. What led to Dickey getting more strikeouts was an
increasingly effective knuckleball. According to www.fangraphs.com, opponents
swung at pitches outside the strike zone a career-high 34.0% of the time against
Dickey. Expanding the strike zone allowed Dickey to also generate swings and
misses on 12.2% of his pitches, also a career-high. As one might expect when a
38-year-old pitcher emerges with the best season of his career, there is some
likelihood of regression for Dickey. For instance, he stranded 80% of his
base-runners in 2012, the fourth-highest rate among starters. Additionally,
Dickey is moving from pitcher-friendly Citi Field to the Rogers Centre, which
was middle of the road in both runs and home runs allowed in 2012. Over the last
three seasons, when hes been a rotation regular, Dickey has fared well against
American League clubs. Small sample size disclaimer included, the results are
impressive as Dickey has gone 7-0 with a 1.78 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 71 K in 71 IP over
10 starts. In Toronto, Dickey joins a rotation already improved with offseason
additions of Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle and, combined with returnees
Brandon Morrow and Ricky Romero, gives the Blue Jays a rotation capable of
making a push for the playoffs and, potentially, the World Series. Dickey,
signed for $5-million in 2012, has agreed to a two-year, $25-million with the
Blue Jays, meaning that Toronto will get three years out of Dickey for
$30-million. Under most circumstances, its not likely that a 38-year-old would
get such a lucrative extension, but knuckle-ballers are a different breed in
that they can, in many cases, pitch well into their forties. Joe Niekro started
26 games when he was 42; Phil Niekro started 26 games when he was 48;
Tim Wakefield started 23 games at 44-years-old and Charlie Hough started 21
games when he was 46. That doesnt guarantee that Dickey will be delivering Cy
Young stuff in three years, but the nature of the pitch does make it easier for
a pitcher to last longer, so its fair to expect Dickey to remain effective
through the life of the contract. 26-year-old lefthanded-hitting catcher
Josh Thole also comes to the Blue Jays with 308 games as a major league catcher
under his belt. He was nearly Dickeys personal catcher for the Mets, but
struggled at the plate, hitting one home run, driving in 21 and batting .234
with a .584 OPS in 104 games. In 308 career games, Thole has just seveen home
runs, 87 RBI, a . Purple Ray Lewis Jersey. 61 average and .664
OPS. Thole will fill the backup catchers role for the Blue Jays because his bat
doesnt warrant starters status. He earned $498,200 last season and is “Super
Two” arbitration eligible, based on his major league service time exceeding the
threshold of two years and 142 days. This move is undeniably bold for Blue Jays
general manager Alex Anthopoulos, who has shed significant prospect depth and
quality in deals with the Miami Marlins and now the Mets, but in so doing, has
turned the Blue Jays from a 73-win also-ran to a team, going into 2013, that has
legitimate playoff aspirations, making the Blue Jays appear more relevant than
they have at any time since their last World Series crown in 1993. The Mets Get:
C Travis DArnaud, C John Buck, RHP Noah Syndergaard and a prospect. DArnaud, 23,
was a first-round pick of the Phillies in 2007 and acquired by the Blue Jays in
the Roy Halladay trade in December, 2009. While playing Triple-A in Las Vegas
last season inflated DArnauds numbers (16 HR, 52 RBI, .333 AVG, .975 OPS in 67
GP), its not as though he wasnt hitting before that. In 2011, for example,
DArnaud had 21 home runs, 78 RBI and hit .311 with a .914 OPS at Double-A New
Hampshire. Even though hes coming off a season shorted by injury, a torn
posterior cruciate ligament in his knee, DArnaud is considered the premier
catching prospect in baseball and hes probably not far from the major leagues.
He could be ready to break camp with the Mets in 2013 but, based on his
shortened 2012, he may start the year in Triple-A before getting the call at
some point during the season. With no major league experience, DArnaud is a very
inexpensive option, under team control for the next six seasons, making him a
cornerstone piece for the rebuilding Mets. While the Mets await DArnauds
arrival, they have veteran John Buck to mind the store. Buck, who the Blue Jays
previously acquired from the Marlins, is coming off one of the worst seasons of
his career, hitting .192 with a .644 OPS. Though Buck struggled to hit in 2012,
he managed the highest walk rate (12.3%) of his career. Buck is a stop-gap
solution who has some power—his 48 home runs over the last three seasons
ranks fifth among catchers—and will be paid $6-million in 2013, the final
year of his current contract. Noah Syndergaard is a 20-year-old, 6-fo0t-5
righthander who was selected in the first round of the 2010 draft. Since then,
hes been dominant in the lower minors, going 13-8 with a 2.35 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and
196 strikeouts in 176 innings between Rookie and Single-A ball. In addition to
those impressive strikeout totals, Syndergaard has shown impressive command,
walking 53 in those 176 innings, giving him a 3.70 K:BB ratio. As Syndergaard
progresses through the minors, the development of his off-speed pitches will
help determine just how high his ceiling is, but theres a reasonable chance that
he could be a number two starter in the majors if he continues on his current
path of development. Giving up the Cy Young winner is hardly the way that teams
get better, but its understandable that the Mets are taking the long view. They
have too many holes to fall in love with a 38-year-old knuckleballer, so when a
team offers two pieces that have the long-term value of the prospects in this
deal, its a no-brainer for the Mets in terms of improving the franchise over the
long haul. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed
on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy
on Facebook. ’ ’ ’
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