BOSTON -- It is still early, but Tampa Bay Rays ace Chris Archer looks noticeably better than he did one season ago.
Folks around the majors are already taking notice, including Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell.
Farrell credited a change in Archer's pitching motion for the improvement ahead of the opener of a four-game series between Tampa Bay and Boston on Friday night at Fenway Park.
"It looks like he's smoothed his delivery out a little bit," Farrell said. "Last year I thought there was a little bit of a, maybe not as fluid as he's showing right now.