Recent reports indicate that trade talks involving Chris Archer are intensifying. The St. Louis Cardinals, of course, have shown interest in the Tampa Bay Ray’s ace in the past, and are rumored to still be interested. They should be, because Archer can be controlled through 2021, through option years, for less than $8 million per season. The time for a deal is now.
Before we discuss the “why” and the “who” of a potential Archer-St. Louis Cardinals deal, it is important to identify the “what” – as in, what are the Cardinals getting?