In the course of the past week, Tampa Bay Rays ace Chris Archer left camp to join Team USA in Miami for their opening contest against Columbia. He pitched four solid innings, throwing just 41 pitches in the contest, declined to pitch more than the innings and or pitch count set and has returned to spring training to pick up where he left off.
Although Archer did not get the win, Team USA won the opening game 3-2 in comeback fashion, but it was Archer that made a strong statement when he stayed true to his plans – he was done after four-innings, regardless of the set pitch-count.