Chances are you’ve already heard/read/talked about Jake Arrieta’s performance over the last dozen starts or more. I know I have. And I can’t hear/write/talk enough about it, so I’m hoping you have an equally insatiable appetite for all things Jake.
So exactly how good has Arrieta been since the All-Star break? So good that the single earned run he allowed in 8 innings of work on Wednesday actually raised his second-half ERA. He came into the game with an earned-run average of 0.93 in his previous 11 starts, the best-ever post-ASG mark in baseball history. He came out of the Pirates game with a 0.