Chris Archer threw two scoreless innings in the Pirates' 10-4 spring win over the Orioles. He allowed no hits, one walk, and struck out four.
Fantasy Impact
This was a nice spring debut for Archer, who saw his first game action after offseason hernia surgery. Archer is going into his third straight season as a bounce back candidate, but this time he's coming off a legitimate injury and posted a four-year low 25.4% strikeout rate. Perhaps a full season in Pittsburgh can get Archer back on track, but he still doesn't have a quality third pitch and had a 39.4% hard hit rate last season. He's a volatile SP3-4 heading into 2019.