Mets GM Sandy Alderson said Thursday he expects R.A. Dickey to become the Mets' first Cy Young winner in more than a quarter-century.

He also said it was conceivable that Dickey could be an ex-Met soon afterward, according to an ESPN.com report.

"It would be a little unusual to trade a Cy Young winner," Alderson said, "but I can remember a time (as CEO of the Padres) when we traded for the leading hitter in the National League at the time, so it happens."