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Jake Arrieta’s call to action is leadership, not selfishness

The Phillies are in the midst of their first real rough patch of the season, and Jake Arrieta isn’t taking it lying down.

The Phils are missing key players to injury. Odubel Herrera, Jean Segura, Scott Kingery, Victor Arano and David Robertson are all on the shelf. Phil Gosselin is the current starting shortstop. Aaron Altherr, Roman Quinn and Aaron Altherr have struggled to fill Herrera’s shoes. The back of the ‘pen has held up OK, but they certainly miss their best arm.