Former Cubs righthander Jake Arrieta is about to have a new baseball home:
The Padres are close to signing Jake Arrieta. Team in need of a pitcher to throw some innings, especially while Yu Darvish and Chris Paddack on IL.
— Kevin Acee (@sdutKevinAcee) August 16, 2021
I don’t think I have to tell you how weird this is. Why? Because in the offseason of 2017-18, there was much discussion over whether the Cubs should re-sign Arrieta, or move on and sign Yu Darvish. Of course, you know what happened, the Cubs signed Darvish and he struggled at first, missed most of 2018 with injuries, then had a great run from mid-2019 through 2020 with the Cubs before being traded to San Diego this past offseason.