Arrieta says he's ready to pick up where he left off

Posted March 19, 2016 10:55 am

By Gordon Wittenmyer Chicago Sun-Times

MESA, Ariz. - Right-hander Jake Arrieta had just gotten done making a bunch of the Colorado Rockies' Class AAA players look for five innings like he made most of the National League look in the second half last season.

He gave up 2 hits - one of them an infield roller - and struck out 4 in his scoreless outing. Now he has two more spring starts before opening the season for the Cubs on April 4 against the Angels in Anaheim.

So when a reporter started to ask the National League's reigning Cy Young winner about whether he can get locked in again, like he was for that historic 20-start stretch (0.86 ERA) to finish last season, he didn't let the guy finish the question.

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