Chris Archer has been somewhat of an enigma for the past couple years. You think a few things of him instantly: He has ace stuff — but with ERAs over four the past two years, not the ace numbers to back it up — and he’s young.
Hold on, he’s almost 30?
He’s almost 30.
So, when should we expect Archer to prevent runs like an ace? To be honest with you, I really don’t know. But there are a couple places where every discussion of Archer has to start, so let’s start there.