Jake Arreita finished 2015 with a 9.28 K/9 and 1.89 BB/9 en route to the best second half in MLB history. The Cy Young winning righty took MLB by the reins and only allowed a .186 wOBA in the latter half of the year, eventually striking out 11 batters in the NL Wild Card game. Personally, I’ll be talking about those months *extreme Squints voice* for…ever.
But those days seem like they were long ago.
Since Arrieta wrote his name boldly across the broader sporting consciousness, the Cubs dove into two deep postseason runs and won the World Series, journeys that might have contribued to his latest woes and regression.