I’ve never been a fan of the trade that brought him to the Pirates. I felt it was “name” chasing instead of an actual improvement because Archer, IMO, has never lived up to his East Coast hype. I see Meadows as one of those guys who is going to burn bright for a bit, but his constant injury issue (whether his fault, or just bad luck) is always going to be lurking around the corner. And Glasnow was never going to reach his peak with the Pirates, he needed someone new talking to his head. Despite their flaws, I think they help the Pirates win more games than Archer does. Baz (?) I have no idea, but if a guy is a 1st rounder someone must think highly of him.

The Pirates have traded away several young guys who have talent (at least enough to hang around in The Show for a while) but none with the Talents of Glasnow or Meadows. [Broxton once hit 20 HRs in a season, but he has an almost 37% K rate and can’t find playing opportunities. Jacoby Jones, Alen Hanson, Jordan Luplow and even Max Moroff have a good game every now and then but for the most part as replaceable.] Archer has to pick it up, or else this trade will haunt a lot of folks.