Chicago Tribune: Jake Arrieta preparing for heavy workload, but Cubs would be fine with less
By Mark Gonzales Contact Reporter
During the past 10 years, Jim Schlossnagle has witnessed Jake Arrieta vary his routines and workouts, and he was there when the pitcher learned a valuable lesson before his junior year at Texas Christian.
“Sometimes more isn’t better,” recalled Schlossnagle, Arrieta’s coach at TCU. “He would lift 10 repetitions during his sophomore year (when Arrieta went 14-4 with a 2.35 ERA) and think that 25 repetitions might be better.
“He ran himself into the ground and took a step back. He learned from that.”
After compiling a heavy workload last year while winning the National League Cy Young Award and leading the Cubs to the NL Championship Series, Arrieta has taken subtle steps to prepare his valuable right arm for the anticipated rigors of a 2016 season saturated with high expectations. …
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