OAKLAND -- Thursday proved to be Chris Archer's day to be front and center with regard to the trade rumor mill.
ESPN's Jayson Stark reported that the Dodgers were the favorite to acquire Archer via a trade before Major League Baseball's Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline. According to Stark, a source told him there's a "70 percent" chance Archer goes to the Dodgers.
Archer smiled about that prediction, asking reporters, "How do you even get that, is this a meterologist?"
The Rays signed Archer to an extension on April 2, 2014 for six years at $25.