Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer has been announced as the Rays' Opening Day starter.
No surprise here, as it will be Archer's third consecutive start on Opening Day. He will headline a Rays' rotation of Jake Odorizzi, Alex Cobb, Blake Snell and Matt Andriese. Archer will look to bounce back from a disappointing 2016 season that saw him lose 19 games while posting a 4.02 ERA, the lowest since his rookie campaign. He did finish second in the American League with 233 strikeouts.
numberFire's algorithms project Archer for a 12-12 record in 2017 with a 3.52 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 26.8 strikeout percentage across 199 1/3 innings pitched.
Source: Rotoworld.com