Jake Arrieta agrees to multiyear deal with Phillies

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The Philadelphia Phillies and free-agent right-hander Jake Arrieta have agreed to a three-year, $75 million contract, according to multiple reports.


The news of the agreement was first reported by NBC Sports Philadelphia. News of the terms was first reported by USA Today Sports.


Arrieta, 32, had a strong second half of 2017 leading into free agency, as he compiled a 2.28 ERA following the All-Star break. That kind of production was reminiscent of his historic second half in 2015, when his ERA was a minuscule 0.75. It helped garner him a Cy Young award and a reputation as a big-game pitcher who gets better as the season progresses.


Arrieta's career 3.08 postseason ERA is also a good indicator of his big-game potential, as he has a wild-card game win and Game 6 World Series victory on his résumé. He has been durable and effective since he was traded to the Cubs in 2013, though sometimes it takes time for his unique, cross-body delivery to lock in.


Arrieta has also produced two no-hitters and a career .222 opponent batting average. Considering his delivery, some in baseball have wondered about his durability, but he has made at least 30 starts in each of the past three seasons, helping the Cubs to the playoffs in each.


Information from ESPN's Jesse Rogers was used in this report.

 
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Mixed emotions....but glad the Phillies did not over spend....

Boras was looking for a lot more....
 

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If your a Phillies fan how can you not like it
 

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Mixed emotions....but glad the Phillies did not over spend....

Boras was looking for a lot more....
Yeah he came down on years. Still expensive given his age and how he trended most of last year, but he takes impeccable care of himself.

Guy made me a lot of money over the last few years. Good luck Jake.
 

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Because he brings the juice with him....would hate to see him getting paid when suspended....

I doubt that......This is the only juice he`s bringing to the park.

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The upcoming labor stoppage in MLB is going to be brutal and ugly.
Like 1994 kinda ugly .

When you have FAs like Jake not signing till halfway through spring training you know it’s gonna be bad .

Players are going to want to get paid much earlier in their career then they are now .

With all the analytics going on in baseball these days teams aren’t willing to give guys like Arrieta 7 year deals anymore .

So now players are only good for maybe 1 long term contract not 2 like 5 years ago.

If this was 5 years ago Jake would have signed 2 months ago and got at least a 5 year deal
 

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