Source: Baltimore Sun

There was Jake Arrieta on Sunday, on a big-league mound, tossing another useful start for the Orioles. Sure, before Matt Wieters' game-winning home run in the eighth, Arrieta was close to picking up his 10th loss, even though he only surrendered one run.

But hey, Arrieta knows close calls: less than three weeks ago, he was nearly sent down to the minors before the organization decided he'd be better off working through his struggles in the bullpen.

All season long, trouble has found Arrieta when he over-thinks things on the mound. So does Arrieta think about where he'd be if he were sent down to the minors?

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