ST. PETERSBURG — HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW about the Rays and Chris Archer and the quickly arriving 4 p.m. deadline Tuesday for nonwaiver trades:
There have been inquiries from a lot of teams, probably more than you would have expected given Archer's performance, between the obvious contenders and a few surprises.
The Rays have spent an excessive amount of time talking with the teams and among themselves, weighing opportunities over the weekend and asking Monday for final offers, planning a long night of evaluating.
And, as of 11:15 p.m. anyway, they had not felt compelled or been convinced to say yes to anything they've heard.