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I don’t believe Jake Arrieta is even remotely acquainted with the concept of regret. This is not a man who is wired for doubt or misgivings. So the risk of walking away from what might be multiple World Series titles with the Cubs probably doesn’t register on Jake’s anguish meter, if there is such a thing. Judging by Gordon Wittenmyer’s fine story about Arrieta in Wednesday’s Sun-Times, the 2015 Cy Young winner’s decision to turn down the Cubs’ purported last-minute, take-it-or-leave-it offer had to do with money, affirmation and pride. Which makes him like a lot of players. His ability to not second-guess himself makes him like few others. Arrieta got what he wanted from the Cubs in terms of
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