The Tampa Bay Rays have always been known to develop young pitchers into stars. From James Shields to David Price and now Chris Archer. It has always been the Rays way and seems to keep working. This year the pitching staff should bounce back from a disappointing 2016 season.
As mentioned before, Chris Archer is a young star in the MLB. He can strike out anyone and has the confidence to be the ace of the staff. In 2015, his name was being mentioned as a possible Cy Young candidate, while that didn’t pan out he still had a terrific season.