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Chicago Cubs Rumors: Team’s top free agent target should be Jake Arrieta

By Jake Misener

MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 09: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch during the fourth inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on April 9, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 09: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch during the fourth inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on April 9, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 26: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Chicago Cubs looks on prior to Game Two of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on October 26, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 26: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Chicago Cubs looks on prior to Game Two of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on October 26, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Chicago Cubs Rumors: Follow the money – you earned it

Money.

It makes the world go round. And it may derail the Chicago Cubs’ hopes of bringing back Jake Arrieta. Why? There’s always a team willing to spend too much money on any given player.

And, given the relative weakness of the starting pitching class, it makes sense. Teams around baseball will likely line up for Arrieta’s services this offseason. But with tens of millions of dollars coming off the books after this year, the Cubs have arguably the most financial flexibility in the league.

Will Jake Arrieta finish his career with the Cubs? At this point, nobody knows. But for Chicago to address their biggest weakness this winter, bringing back Jake Arrieta makes a whole lot of sense.

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