PORT CHARLOTTE – This, eventually, may be a love story.
But even in expressing affection for the other on a Wednesday celebrating the two-in-one holiday of spring training opening and Valentine's Day, current Rays top starter Chris Archer and potential future ace Brent Honeywell tossed more than verbal bouquets.
Archer, expanding his role as leader of the staff, made clear he'd prefer Honeywell, 22, stop bragging to everyone who asks, and some who didn't, about how good he thinks he can be right now in the big leagues:
"He talks a lot. I've already told him, until he gets some dirt on his spikes, he needs to keep it down a bit.