Cubs ace Arrieta not surprised by Strasburg contract (Yahoo Sports)

Cubs ace Jake Arrieta saw the numbers for Stephen Strasburg's new contract with Washington. Arrieta is one of several players potentially affected by Strasburg's $175 million, seven-year deal with the Nationals, preventing the right-hander from testing free agency after this season. Arrieta avoided arbitration with a $10.7 million, one-year deal with Chicago in February and isn't eligible for free agency until 2018, but he is taking stock of the landscape around the game.