Rosenthal says he thinks Arieta will have a deal tomorrow, chatter is still the Nats and Phillies. 3/$55 million seems like a no-brainer, especially when we're losing Gio next year and have nobody to replace him in the pipeline.
FWIW, Zuck noted that Martinez told Cole to focus on first pitch strikes today, Cole threw four first-pitch balls in the first inning and needed 19 pitches to get through the frame.
Update: Four straight first-pitch strikes in the 2nd inning for Cole, only hit was on a fly ball that Zuck says Goodwin should have had.