Jake Arrieta

“You want to be paid in respect to how your peers are paid.”

“The preparation is what allows the success to happen naturally.”

“When I do train heavy, it's typically one to two days a week, but the training I do just about on a daily basis is Pilates-based.”

“Everyone wants to have a career year, but if I stick to what I'm doing, I like my chances. I'll be fine.”

“If two guys want to go see each other, let them be in the middle, let them throw some punches, then break it up.”

“We know St. Louis is a great club. They have been for a long time.”

“There were so many things in Baltimore not many people know about. I had struggles with my pitching coach. A lot of guys did.”

“It's one thing to have a scouting report and not be able to execute it, and it's completely different if you're able to kind of work your way through that report, attack guys certain ways, use different sequences, and be effective with them.”

“Pilates has been around a long time but maybe was taboo in this sport. I think it's only a matter of time before you see a reformer in every big league clubhouse.”

“I could be 30 pounds heavier if I played football. But I play baseball, and I do Pilates.”

“Building strength is very important, but there are many ways to do that.”

“As far as my mental approach, I really think it's just knowing that the past is really irrelevant.”

“At the end of the day, all we're trying to do is get the hitter off balance. Get him in a position where he's not strong in the strike zone.”

“Hamstring flexibility and hip mobility for me are the two most important factors on the field.”

“How many people can do what I do, anyways? A handful of guys?”

“I was giving some of my teammates a hard time, saying I've got more pop than they do.”

“I've got some good movement on my sinking fastball, and I rely on that.”

“At an early age, if you develop a delivery or a throwing motion that is direct to the plate, then that's fine. If you have one that's slightly open, that's fine, too.”

“I've never had anything to hide.”

“You play your surroundings. You pitch accordingly. Not that I drastically try to change my game plan based on the score or the team or stadium, but you have to take everything into consideration.”