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Jake Arrieta is my second-favorite Chicago Cubs player of all-time, trailing only Ron Santo. When the news broke about the team bringing him back on a one-year deal Friday, I couldn’t help but get excited.
Not because I expect the right-hander to someone revert back to his 2015 or 2016 form. That’s just not going to happen – A) because his 2015 season was arguably the best ever by a pitcher, especially in the second half and B) his run with the Phillies was not great, to say the least.