As shocking as it was the club won 11 straight games, the Pirates acquiring right-handed pitcher Chris Archer is more so. The club traded away Tyler Glasnow and Austin Meadows – two players with more hope than actual production for various different reasons whether on field or injury – and a player to be named later.
Archer, a two-time all-star, is having a down season so far compared to the standards he has set for himself; a 4.31 ERA and 24.7 percent strikeout rate aren’t up to his standards, and the package sent by the Pirates certainly represent that.