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Archer chops off iconic dreadlocks

Spring training may still be a couple days away, but the Pirates have already made their first cut of the season.

Well, haircut, that is.

On Wednesday, Chris Archer unveiled to his Instagram followers his new haircut, ditching his iconic dreads for a clean-cut look, saying it was "time to start over."

This is the most noteworthy Pirates haircut since Andrew McCutchen chopped off his dreads ahead of the 2015 season. Or when Steven Brault did last year. Either or.

After some in-depth investigative reporting, I was able to unearth Archer's hair started to grow out during the 2015 season.