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Ken Rosenthal Predicted Exact Chris Archer to Pirates Trade in 2016

In addition to being widely regarded as one of the best Major League Baseball reporters in the business, Ken Rosenthal is apparently also a fortune teller.

On July 23, 2016, Rosenthal reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates had the necessary prospects to acquire Chris Archer from the Tampa Bay Rays:

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Two years ago, @Ken_Rosenthal reported that it would cost the Pirates Austin Meadows and Tyler Glasnow to acquire... Chris Archer. And that's exactly what happened today. https://t.co/IP6eWtmrTO https://t.co/R7OngZMetj

Two years later, the Pirates announced they acquired Archer from the Rays for those exact players: Austin Meadows and Tyler Glasnow.