No sign of extension for Arrieta, Cubs (Yahoo Sports)

Jake Arrieta is one year away from free agency, and the clock is ticking a little louder on the possibility of an extension with the Chicago Cubs. ''There's certainly a chance that he could be here beyond next year, but we don't have any ongoing talks or anything specific scheduled,'' president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said before the start of the team's annual fan convention. Arrieta blossomed after he was acquired in a 2013 trade with Baltimore, a lopsided deal that turned into a key moment in Chicago's turnaround from the bottom of the standings to its first championship since 1908.