Back in college, Jake Arrieta first heard the suspicions that he used performance-enhancing drugs, and he knows Major League Baseball will never get rid of that permanent stain.
But as a Cy Young Award winner for a Cubs team that has become the biggest story in baseball, Arrieta is willing to use his union-representative platform to advocate for tougher testing and potentially a one-strike-and-you’re-out policy.
“It’s apparent that guys are still trying to take things,” Arrieta said before Tuesday’s 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field. “Guys will probably continue to do so unless the penalty is maybe stiffer.