Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (abdominal strain) played catch Friday and felt good. It is another step forward towards getting him back on the mound which is a necessary part of getting back to playing in games. He recently took a step back due to soreness so his recovery has fallen off the original desired timeline. Archer has pitched over 200 innings each of the past three seasons and has struck out at least 233 batters in each season. The troubling part is that his ERA has bee[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (abdominal) felt soreness the last two days and will not throw a simulated game today as planned. Archer's recovery is on hold for now as the Rays assess him. It does not seem that this will be a major setback for Archer but it likely means we will not see him until the middle of next week at the earliest. Archers struggles in 2018 have meant that he is no longer the absolute stud he was considered to be to start the season. However, for fantasy owne[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (abdominal) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session. Archer said the session -- in which he threw his fastball, slider and changeup -- went well and he felt no issues. Archer will test how it feels in live batting practice Tuesday, and if all goes well, he could join the rotation on the Rays next road trip. Archer has struggled this year with a 4.20 ERA and has just under a strikeout per nine inning. The Rays ace should still be a pitcher you start most of t[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday. The move is retroactive to Sunday, which can indicate that the team expect Archer to miss minimal time. Archer saw a specialist in Philadelphia but is heading to [...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (groin) is questionable for his start Friday versus Seattle. He left the game Saturday with tightness. Archer still felt it Sunday and so he will see a specialist on Monday. It could turn out to be minor but Archer is unsure and says he has not had this type of injury before. One of the players who could have taken his spot in the rotation was Anthony Banda. However, Banda is currently on the Triple-A disabled list with a forearm strain that "has th[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer pitched well in the loss Saturday versus the Mariners. He went five innings allowing two runs while striking out six but took the loss. Archer then left the game. After the game, it was revealed that he had tightness in his groin. Archer will be evaluated Sunday to see if it turns into anything to be worried about. He has pitched over 200 innings each of the past three seasons and has struck out at least 233 batters in each season. The troubling part[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer shut down the Athletics Monday. He went six scoreless innings striking out seven. Some expressed surprise that he did not come out for the seventh innings after only 88 pitches but he did not and ended up with a no-decision. This effort follows up his previous outing where he went six innings against the Red Sox allowing only one run. Over his past three outing, he has gone 18 2/3 innings allowing only one run with 18 strikeouts. He has pitched over 2[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer pitched six strong innings versus the Red Sox [...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer showed a flash of his upside Thursday versus Los Angeles. He went 6 2/3 innings with allowing a run. He would strike out five while giving up only two hits. Archer would earn his third win of the season. He has pitched over 200 innings each of the past three seasons and has struck out at least 233 batters in each season. The troubling part is that his ERA has been just over 4 the last two seasons and his win-loss record has been 19-31 those two season[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer will have his work cut out when facing the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. The Angels rank fourth in the major leagues in home run and eight in runs scored so far in 2018. Despite being worse on the road than at home, Archer has had success when pitching in Angel Stadium. In five starts, Archer has thrown 29 1/3 innings with 39 strikeouts and a 2.45 ERA. However, this will probably be one of the best Angels lineups that Archer has ever faced, meaning [...]