Arrieta's heartfelt letter to Chicago was overshadowed by his spectacular penmanship

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Jake Arrieta is staying in the National League, but switching divisions as he'll be in the NL East playing for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Jake #Arrieta and the #Phillies have reportedly agreed to a multi-year deal, pending a physical.

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In what has basically become the customary thing for athletes to do when they are traded, released, or sign with another team, Arrieta took to social media to share his heartfelt goodbye letter to Chicago.

🙏🏻🏆✌🏼 pic.twitter.com/vFGFQArISb
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) March 13, 2018

As heartwarming as the message was, all anyone wanted to talk about was Arrieta's unbelievable penmanship upon seeing the hand-written letter.

Zero spelling errors. No grammar mistakes. FLAWLESS penmanship
— Яjangø (@rjang0) March 13, 2018

bro your handwriting is beautiful pic.twitter.com/MRuzesumhT
— abdul (@Advil) March 13, 2018

I still don’t think we’re fully appreciating Jake Arrieta’s penmanship
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) March 13, 2018

Jake Arrieta's penmanship could be its own font. Impressive. (Nice letter, too). https://t.co/xIdIjIMpf5
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) March 13, 2018

Got damn Jake Arrieta has excellent penmanship. Never thought I'd tweet that.
— Luke (@STPAULkidd) March 14, 2018

Can we just take a second to recognize how good Jake Arrieta’s penmanship is? https://t.co/e45lTeSVVd
— Jeremy Nelson (@houseoftrivia) March 13, 2018

I thought I was the only one impressed with Jake Arrieta's penmanship. Apparently not.
— Paul Cusentino (@paulcusentino) March 13, 2018

The Phillies signed Arrieta for his penmanship.
— Mike (@MikeFrohwirth) March 13, 2018

Arrieta's penmanship is beyond belief. https://t.co/x6vl6kzRBC
— Gary Phillips (@GaryHPhillips) March 13, 2018

I was a big Arrieta fan. But now I’m a huge Arrieta fan because his penmanship is fantastic. https://t.co/6ZurxyHOSq
— Ben Wyland (@b_wyland) March 13, 2018

I wish I had Jake Arrieta’s penmanship.
— fm (@FinnMcGovern) March 13, 2018

Penmanship reveals character. This penmanship says a lot about Arrieta. @15Lafferty https://t.co/b4re61LV3R
— Mike Clement (@MClementBSB) March 13, 2018

If reincarnation were a real thing, I would want to come back as Jake Arrieta not because of his pitching prowess or to have that World Series ring but so I could possess these ridiculously awesome penmanship skills. https://t.co/jWFOViajC1
— Stephen Huntsman (@ThirdandVermont) March 13, 2018

A hand-written letter (with exquisite penmanship). Arrieta is a badass dude. https://t.co/16q3mnp9q0
— Paul Hudrick (@PaulHudrick) March 13, 2018

Is Arrieta kidding me with this penmanship? https://t.co/ExDrQjDQIx
— Alex Smolokoff (@ASmolokoff) March 13, 2018

beautiful note from arrieta here... both the content and the visual. penmanship ftw. wow. ✍🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/bnQwSIRN3A
— brady phelps (@LobShots) March 13, 2018

The letter's nice, too, but the penmanship is out of this world. Best of luck in Philly Jake!