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Inbox: What's in store for Shaffer?

Chris Archer has been the man for the Rays. I've seen your thoughts about No. 1 starters before, and you seem to have a pretty high standard for aces. Do you consider Archer a No. 1 starter?
-- Bill G., Clearwater, Fla.

I'll say this, Archer is pitching like a No. 1 starter. In addition, he's got No. 1 stuff and the kind of stuff that can play well in the postseason. Thus, I'd say Archer is everything a No. 1 starter should be. The next qualifying hurdle for him is 200 innings. If Archer continues to give Tampa Bay high quality and he surpasses the 200-innings mark, I will give him my No.