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2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE
40-MAN ROSTER › cHRis ARcHeR
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Christopher alan archer
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ÊÊChris is an avid reader...this offseason he read
Failing Forward by John Maxwell, Buddha’s
Brain by Dr. Rick Hanson and Uncommon by
Tony Dungy...he finds autobiographies inspiring,
and his favorite all-time is The
Autobiography of Malcolm X.
ÊÊWould be pursuing a career in psychology if
not playing ball...considered attending the
University of Miami (Fla.) before signing with
the Indians out of Clayton (N.C.) High School.
ÊÊHis father, Ron, was a supervisor at a hard
wood floor company and his mother, Donna, is
an administrative assistant at Triangle Rent
A Car.
2011 seasON
ÊÊSpent the majority of the season with Double-A
Montgomery, making 25 starts in his first season
in the Rays system...went 8-7 with a 4.42
ERA (134.1-IP, 66-ER) and on Aug 26 was promoted
to Triple-A Durham, where he made two
quality starts to end the season...went 1-0 with
a 0.69 ERA (13-IP, 1-ER) for the Bulls.
ÊÊThrough his first 11 starts (June 1) was 1-3
with a 5.98 ERA (52.2-IP, 35-ER)...after that,
went 8-4 with a 3.04 ERA (94.2-IP, 32-ER) over
his final 16 starts between Montgomery and
Durham...overall was 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA
(147.1-IP, 67-ER) in 27 starts.
ÊÊEnters the 2012 season rated by Baseball
America as the No. 3 prospect in the Rays organization,
after LH Matt Moore and SS Hak-
THROWS
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MaJor lEaguE sErVICE None
oPENINg Day agE 23
borN 9/26/88 in Raleigh, NC
rEsIDEs Clayton, NC
CoNtraCt status Signed through 2012
aCQuIrED From the Chicago Cubs along with C
Robinson Chirinos, OF Sam Fuld, OF Brandon
Guyer and INF Hak-Ju Lee in exchange for RHP
Matt Garza, OF Fernando Perez and LHP Zach
Rosscup, 1/8/11
sIgNINg sCout Bob Mayer (Indians)
Ju Lee...the publication also rated him as Best
Slider in the farm system.
ÊÊNamed a Southern League midseason All-Star...
named SL Pitcher of the Week during his final
week with the Biscuits.
ÊÊLed the Southern League with 18 wild pitches...
his 80 BB were 3rd most in the league.
ÊÊHis 130 SO placed 4th among Rays minor
leaguers.
ÊÊStarted one playoff game for Durham, suffering
a loss vs. Columbus (Indians) despite a career-high
11 SO.
ÊÊTraded from the Cubs to the Rays on Jan 8 in
an eight-player deal involving Matt Garza...invited
to major league camp and appeared in
4 games for the Rays during spring training,
compiling a 0.00 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-ER,
5-BB, 5-SO).
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ÊÊIn 2010 compiled a 15-3 record with a 2.34 ERA
(142.1-IP, 37-ER) and 149 SO in 28 games (27
starts) between Class-A Daytona (Cubs) and
Double-A Tennessee...was named Cubs Minor
League Pitcher of the Year.
ÊÊRanked 3rd among all minor league pitchers in
victories, 7th in ERA and 3rd in opp avg. (.200,
102-for-509).
ÊÊWon his final 7 decisions (May 8–June 27) before
earning a promotion to Tennessee…began
his Double-A career by not allowing an earned
run in his first 31.1 innings.