Hellickson to the DL w/ right shoulder fatigue. Chris Archer called up

[Moonlight J]

Archer will be making his first MLB start vs the Nats tomorrow night

[onejayhawk]

What is the work on Archer this year. His walks are still high, but he has still managed a 2.00 K/BB, at least in AAA. I see comments that he has been on a roll after a tough start.

What you got? Will he jave value now, or does he need more seasoning, assuming you can get him at all.

J

[Moonlight J]

Archer has 41 K's & 13 BB in his last 5 starts after walking 32 and striking out 49 in his first 9 starts

[onejayhawk]

On a scale of 1 to 10, what are his chances of sticking either now or later this season?

J

[Moonlight J]

Sticking now = 1
Sticking later = 10 - but the role is unknown. He could be a power reliever right now as his slider is filthy but with an arm that live at 23, you don't put him in the pen just yet.

[BuckyBuckner]

Great start. After the first inning he was pretty dominant. I think he showed great composure to settle down after the first inning too. Overall 6 innings, 2 earned runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. It should have been one earned run if not for a questionable ruling by the Nationals scorer.