Pittsburgh Pirates (Locke) at Tampa Bay Rays (Archer)
Even against Tampa Bay, I’m still not starting Locke. I have no faith in him. Also, I don’t like their hitters tonight against Archer outside of their expensive hitters, so in all likelihood, I’ll just avoid the Pirates tonight.
Chris Archer has given up four earned runs in his last 40.2 innings with 37 strikeouts (though he does have 19 walks in that span). I don’t mind his price tonight at all and seems to make for a good second pitcher. I love Zobrist’s price against any lefty so he’s a pretty solid option for second base tonight.
Chris Archer (SP) – $16,654
Ben Zobrist (2B) – $4761