Jake Arrieta will pitch for the Cubs for at least one more season after this one. This much we know, as he cannot become a free agent until after the 2017 season.
What, then, should be done about a long-term extension for Arrieta? This article by Bob Nightengale from USA Today examines this topic (as well as some others that I'm not examining here).
Nightengale quotes Jake:
u201cIf we donu2019t work out a deal here, and I go to free agency," Arrieta said, u201cI will get six or seven years.