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Jake Arrieta’s 15 starts and 98 innings thrown this season can be summed up by “uncomfortable dominance.” Uncomfortable applies to the hitters in the box, Cubs fans and Arrieta’s fantasy owners watching at home. Sure, his stats have been great, but it seems he has had to work much harder this season than he did while compiling almost identical stats in his Cy Young 2015 season.
Arrieta has failed to pitch into the sixth inning five times this year, including three times in his last six starts, and that happened just three times all of last season.