Chris Archer calls for Rays to spend more, blasts term 'competitive disadvantage'

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Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer took to the radio waves to express some frustration in terms of his team spending money on the on-field product on Thursday afternoon.

Archer's words were less a "get me out of here" complaint and more hoping that they can spend a little more on the players and stop focusing on having a "competitive disadvantage." On SiriusXM MLB Network Radio, Archer said the following:

At this point I've been with the Rays for parts of five seasons, four full seasons, I'll be honest with you, man, I'm kind tired of hearing in interviews about a "competitive disadvantage" against these other teams.

I get it. We might not be capable of…