PT TODAY (NL): PIT boosts staff with Archer, Kela
Aug 1 2018
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| Pirates | Chris Archer acquired by Pirates | |
| Tampa Bay Rays RHP Chris Archer was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, July 31, in exchange for RHP Tyler Glasnow, OF Austin Meadows and a player to be named later. Source: MLBRosterMoves | |
| BHQ take: The move gives the Pirates a No. 1 starter, filling a void they've had since dealing Gerrit Cole. Although the Pirates have not announced where Archer will fit in, the rotation likely will be Archer, Jameson Taillon, Iván Nova, Trevor Williams and Joe Musgrove, with Nick Kingham the odd man out. Archer's numbers in 2018 (4.31 ERA 1.39 WHIP, 9.6 Dom) are off what he did when he was... |
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