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When we all learned Jake Arrieta was returning to the Chicago Cubs, a lot of us thought it would bring a nice touch of nostalgia to the Friendly Confines this season.
But the bearded right-hander has other plans in mind. He didn’t come back to Chicago just to reminisce about what once was. Arrieta joined the Cubs in hopes of getting his career back on track after three disappointing seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies.
“The last three years weren’t to my expectations,” Arrieta told MLB.com over the weekend.