RA Dickey will match up against Noah Syndergaard for the first time on Thursday

Dickey will be facing the very prospect he was traded for in 2012. It is also Dickey's first time back at Citi Field since that year.

Travis d'Arnaud, the other major part in the trade, will likely not be catching that day. Wuilmer Beccera, who was also included in the deal, is on the Mets' 40-man roster but has not yet made his Major League debut.