The Baltimore Orioles didn’t “fail” Jake Arrieta. And Jake Arrieta didn’t fail the Baltimore Orioles. We all know that there are guys in sports who end up needing a change of pace and/or air. Arrieta was one of those.
My hope is that in the wake of last night’s NL Wild Card game (in which Arrieta pitched a complete game shutout), O’s fans are happy for Arrieta. First off, he worked about as hard as anyone when he was in Baltimore. So this wasn’t a case of a guy not giving his all because he didn’t like the situation or something along those lines.