American - Athlete | March 6, 1986 -
People asking my teammates, 'Is Arrieta a guy who'd try to cheat the system?' Honestly, hearing that kind of stuff come from some of the best players in baseball is honestly a compliment. I view it that way.
Jake Arrieta
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We're tested eight, nine times a year - blood tested, urine tested, so I mean, if people think I'm doing something, tell them to increase the testing.
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Typically, being under the strike zone with the sinker isn't a big issue. I need to be a little bit higher with the strike zone earlier in the count. If you miss under with one here and there when you're ahead, it's really not an issue.
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That's why it's so important to have that gap between your fastball and off-speed pitches: then, when you effectively locate your fastball, it plays at a higher velocity.
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I've made it clear I like Chicago.
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I'd like to stay in Chicago, but if they don't want me, somebody will.
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You want to be paid in respect to how your peers are paid.
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The contract stuff will work itself out. If we keep winning, those kinds of things all work themselves out in time.
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Guys want to be compensated fairly.
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If I have to leave, I don't want to leave without another ring.
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Dry deliveries. That helps when I get the ball back in my hand - like I never really stopped throwing. The goal for me is to increase arm strength.
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The numbers are hard to control.
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