By Sam Bush
Since winning the NL Cy Young Award in 2015 with a 1.77 ERA, he’s seen his ERA rise every year since 2015, ballooning to 4.64 in an injury-riddled to 2019 campaign.
Arrieta is healthy for the first time in a while, and the Phillies believe that in his age-34 season he can slide into the No. 3 spot in the rotation behind Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler to give the Phils a competitive front three.
That might be the difference between making and missing the postseason this year.
