Dickey is a vy young winner. He has had three great years so last year was not a fluke. Great knuckleballers can pitch well into their 40's so he should still have more very high quality seasons left in the tank.
The whole thing about not giving Dickey a long term deal is there is no way to project him. He throws harder than any other Knuckleballer and if that pitch doesn't work for him one day, he is out serving up BP pitches to MLB hitters. When he is on, he is awesome. When he is off, he is incredibly hittable. He's a great story and just because he probably will pitch into his 40s does not mean that he will put up good stats into his 40s.
