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What would it take for Chris Archer to be elite?

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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.