ST. PETERSBURG -- Chris Archer (left abdominal strain) felt good on Friday following his three-inning, 46-pitch sim game on Thursday.
"He'll throw a bullpen [Saturday]," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "Then he'll throw in Port Charlotte, four [innings] and [or] 65 [pitches], something like that."
That translates to Archer throwing for Class A Advanced Charlotte on Tuesday.
"It's good," Cash said. "He's on his way back now. Hopefully no setbacks. He felt really, really good. Probably the most encouraged I've heard him talk in a couple of weeks about how his body felt.