MLB.com: Arrieta on PED suspicions: ‘I train properly’
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com | @CarrieMuskat
CHICAGO — A few of Jake Arrieta‘s teammates have relayed to him that other players suspect the Cubs pitcher is taking PEDs and that’s part of the reason for his success. Arrieta, responding to those suspicions and others raised in an article that appeared in USA Today on Tuesday, said the idea that he’s cheating is idiotic.
“If people call into question my work ethic, that’s fine. I know what I’m doing,” Arrieta said. “I eat plants and I eat lean protein, and that’s my gig, that’s what I do. I watch what I eat, and I train properly. There’s no secret. My mom’s [6-foot-1], and my dad’s 6-4. I’m going to be big regardless.
“I could be 30 pounds heavier if I wanted to, if I played football,” he said. “I play baseball, so I do Pilates and I strength train with heavy weights occasionally, and this is the result.” …
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