Jake Arrieta Rumors & News

Baltimore Oriole's starting pitcher Jake Arrieta walks off the field after being pulled in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Baltimore. The Dodgers won 7-4. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Chad Billingsley (1-0, 3.00) Stephen Fife (0-0, -.--) vs. Jake Arrieta (1-0, 5.40). We sit six back of the NL West-leading Rockies. That's a greater gap than what the Mets, Cubs, or Mariners have in their respective divisions. And let's be clear: we're barely halfway through April, and the season already looks precariously lost. While I try to get over how beautiful Oriole Park at Camden Yards could have turned into the Dodgers' own house of horrors, I have to wonder how short a Rope Don Mattingly is on, I Confess. But it's no Easy Virtue watching our team skid Downhill like this. ...

Maybe the Rays lineup has finally turned a corner. After Desmond Jennings' leadoff homer in the first inning off of Jake Arrieta in the first inning on Tuesday, the Rays' bats disappeared for quite a while, but finally in the 8th they came alive, getting an opposite-field home run from Kelly Johnson and a 2-run shot from Evan Longoria to close within 5-4. That would be the final as the Rays lost to the Orioles, but maybe more promising hitting days are ahead. Whether that is true or not, having Wil Myers in the major leagues were certainly change everything. Jonah Keri of Grantland dis...

For a moment there, it seemed like the sun might come out today. Desomond Jennings turned on Jake Arrieta's very first pitch, a 94 mph a fastball right down the middle, and hit it for a home run over the left field wall. Jennings does that from time to time. He turns on a first pitch fastball and reminds all of us fans why he's special, and why we were excited when he was called up: that he's not just another speedy center fielder without a small zone and a weak bat, but rather a potential all-star, with power, speed, a strong approach, and a golden glove. And when Kelly Jonson worked ...

Your lineups and game thread for THE FIRST PLACE MINNESOTA TWINS, people. First Pitch: 2:10pm CDTTV: FSN Radio: K-Twin, TIBN, BOB FM Know Thine Enemy: Camden Chat HEAVERS Liam Hendriks v. Jake Arrieta. Is this the year Liam Hendriks earns a spot in the rotation, rather than being in it by default? The first three games have given us a small-sample reason for optimism on other question marks, so why not? Arrieta is in a similar position for Baltimore, as he is looking to rebound from a 2012 that saw him finish with a 6.20 ERA. YARDLEAVERS Twins (courtesy new guy Mike Be...

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jake Arrieta throws to the Minnesota Twins in the first inning of a home opener baseball game on Friday, April 5, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

First Pitch: 2:10pm CDTTV: FSN Radio: K-Twin, TIBN, BOB FM Know Thine Enemy: Camden Chat HEAVERS Liam Hendriks v. Jake Arrieta. Is this the year Liam Hendriks earns a spot in the rotation, rather than being in it by default? The first three games have given us a small-sample reason for optimism on other question marks, so why not? Arrieta is in a similar position for Baltimore, as he is looking to rebound from a 2012 that saw him finish with a 6.20 ERA. YARDLEAVERS Twins (courtesy new guy Mike Berardino, who you should all follow on Twitter because he's really good) : ...

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jake Arrieta throws during the third inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)