Man, I will say that he is a modern marvel for this. When we traded for him, I was happy with Strop because I thought he just needed a little guidance. Arrieta I wrote off because his command was so inconsistent. Think about how crazy this is in retrospect. Remember, Arrieta was a highly touted prospect. The stuff was always there but the command was inconsistent. He comes to the Cubs. Bosio studies tape of him. A guy that the Cubs hoped would be just a 5th starter for them at this point. He notices where he is on the rubber and suggest he moves so he doesn't throw across his body anymore. Jake takes to this like white on rice and he develops the slider/cutter which is truly what makes him devastating. The best part was he always had this slider/cutter(maybe not as good) but Baltimore had an organization policy that none of there pitchers can throw cutters. No lie. It is a policy of theirs. Think about that, Jake comes to the Cubs and becomes a superstar. He doesn't get thrown into the deal. He probably sits in Baltimore maybe as a fifth starter still being inconsistent. Funny how life works. Dude is a animal.
