Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed starting pitcher Chris Archer is considered a bounce back candidate by many, and for a good reason. Although he has not been an ace level performer for a few years, 2019 was uncharacteristically poor for the former multiple time American League All-Star. In 119.2 innings, Archer had put up the worst ERA (5.19), FIP (5.02), DRA (4.42), SIERA (4.38) and WHIP (1.41) of his career. He also gave up 25 home runs, and walked 4.1 batters per 9 innings.
However, he was a fairly solid pitcher between 2016 and 2018. In these three seasons, Archer pitched to the tune of a 4.