Jake Arrieta

Athlete

1986-03-06

Quotes by Jake Arrieta

• I've always been in good shape. I just sucked early in my career from a statistical perspective.

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• I let previous instances creep up in my thought process sometimes. I think that's where things go awry, and that's where the walks come in. I'm not giving up many hits, just putting them on base for free.

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• The timeline is kind of coming to an end as far as leading up to free agency.

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• Time flies really quickly. It feels like only a few months ago that I was traded over here and started my career as a Cub in 2013.

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• That's one the main reasons we live in Austin. The weather is so nice for the majority of the offseason, and it's easy for us to get out and ride bikes and get on some trails, to walk together as a family. Sometimes I'll go out for a trail run. We just like to do things outdoors.

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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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• There's food and supplements that you can take legally that will better your body and help you stay healthy. Shortcuts are something that's always been around all sports, but as a union, we're trying to do the best we can to weed those guys out of the game.

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