AP Chris Archer made two starts filling in for an injured Jeremy Hellickson earlier this season and the 23-year-old right-hander is back with the Rays for the stretch run.
Archer, who ranked among Baseball America‘s top 100 prospects for both 2011 and 2012, led the Triple-A International League in strikeouts this season with 139 in 128 innings and started 25 games with a 3.66 ERA for Durham.
His exact role is unclear, but Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the Rays may use Archer to give Alex Cobb a break in the rotation because they want to monitor his workload. And in the meantime Archer will be available out of the bullpen.
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- alexb64 - Sep 7, 2012 at 1:46 PM
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The Rays just decided to enter the DANGER ZOOOOOONE.
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- Ari Collins - Sep 7, 2012 at 2:41 PM
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His nickname in the minors has been Duchess.
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- ravensoriolesnation - Sep 7, 2012 at 2:55 PM
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let him pitch to the Orioles and we will see about he’s fastball
