ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Is Sunday one of Chris Archer's last starts with the Tampa Bay Rays?
The 29-year-old has been a Tampa Bay starter for the past seven years, but he's one of several key veterans the Rays could trade before the July 31 non-waiver deadline.
"If I'm going to be here," Archer told the Tampa Bay Times, "I want the process of not going to the playoffs to be expedited. ... I've seen the transition. I'm not saying I'm not happy, but I know that we are still transitioning. And the faster we can speed that up and get back to the 2008 through '13, '14 days, the better.