R.A. Dickey says he likes pitching for the Mets and revealed that he has been personally involved in contract talks this offseason.

"I don't want to go, let's put it that way. I like being a Met. That being said, I understand the business that I'm in. I've always understood it's a possibility and there would be no acrimony," Dickey said.

"It's not an acrimonious situation. Sandy [Alderson] is doing his due diligence because that's what he's paid to do for the New York Mets. I can hold it the way it's supposed to be held. I don't take it personally."

Dickey is personally involved in the contract talks in part because of a close relationship with agent Bo McKinnis.