The official diagnosis of “lateral forearm tightness” would seem to … However, Tomczyk noted that it can take time for doctors to definitively diagnosis the syndrome; reliever Nick Burdi visited multiple doctors before having a similar surgery last year, for instance. They set the all-time franchise record for attendance in 2015, with just under 2.5 million fans. Chris Archer has assuredly thrown his last pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Archer’s worst season was 2019; Mid-2018, Archer was traded from the Rays to the Pirates; He was out for the entire 2020 season from Thoracic Outlet Surgery (TOS) The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced that right-handed pitcher Chris Archer underwent surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) on Tuesday, June 2. Pittsburgh Pirates starter Chris Archer won’t take the mound until 2021. Here's Yardbarker's ranking of fan bases from worst to first. The last time a Reds team drew more than two million fans was 2015, two years removed from the team's wild-card appearance. PITTSBURGH -- Chris Archer won’t be pitching for the Pirates this year. The Braves won only one World Series in their preposterous run of 14 straight division titles, but the phrase “spoiled by success” perfectly describes their fan base. Yesterday, Chris Archer underwent surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE:  21,907When Toronto advanced to the ALCS in 2015 and 2016, it drew nearly 2.8 million and 3.4 million fans, respectively. Archer finally jettisoned the pitch this past June and saw his strikeout and walk percentages immediately trend in positive directions, even though he continued to be unusually homer-prone (an issue that plagued many pitchers in last year’s juiced-ball season). That seems like a strong possibility at this point. The 31 year old crafty dealer underwent Tommy John surgery in order to repair the right elbow of his … Yes. Yankees fans are a fickle lot, and they’ll turn on just about anyone in an instant. They aren’t unlike fans of the cross-state Cardinals. Fans have been subjected to repeated fire sales, and even though the Marlins have won two World Series, the team engenders no real loyalty or love. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. “We believe that we have a good, healthy group of pitchers who have a chance to be effective at the Major League level this year. They are drawing nearly 2,500 fewer fans per game than they did last year. A two-time All-Star and one of the Majors’ more durable starters in Tampa Bay, Archer is 6-12 with a 4.92 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP in 172 innings over 33 starts for the Pirates since August 2018. In retrospect, Archer’s 2019 season did end about a month early due to shoulder discomfort, and he was slowed by neck pain this spring prior to the league shutdown. It could take six to eight months before he is cleared to throw again, depending on how he recovers. Archer underwent surgery Tuesday to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome and has been ruled out for the 2020 season. Or maybe they put on a good show when their A's are unexpectedly charging toward the playoffs and are just indifferent when they are merely run-of-the-mill good. Kauffman Stadium’s capacity is barely a touch over 37,000, so the Royals’ 2.7 million attendance figure in their World Series-winning year of 2015 is impressive. Dr. Robert Thompson performed surgery on the 31-year-old right-hander Tuesday in St. Louis to relieve symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 28,414Twins fans have always created a great atmosphere, and while Target Field isn’t the “Homer Dome” of the 1980s and 1990s, crowds are loud and proud nonetheless. Free-agent pitcher Chris Archer is in agreement with the Tampa Bay Rays, pending his physical, sources tell The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 22,733The Reds rank ahead of only the Pirates and Marlins in NL attendance, and considering that Cincinnati only recently started to fade out of the playoff picture, that’s unacceptable. Emailed daily. Problem is, a taste of victory has led them to presume that every subsequent year will feature more of the same. They packed in 3.2 million more in 2017, and only now, with it obvious that the front office intends to execute a full rebuild, have fans started to stay away. This franchise drew more than three million fans every year from 1996-2001. Washington has had its share of playoff flameouts, having not reached the NLCS since moving from Montreal. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 28,049Go to a Nats game, and you get the sense that fans there like having an MLB team, primarily because it gives them something to do and not because they have some deep affection for the club. Archer is projected to return to full competition for the 2021 season. The Dodgers pull fans from a huge population area, but that shouldn’t diminish the fact that they lead the majors in average attendance by nearly 6,000 fans per game. Archer underwent surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) on Tuesday, the Pirates announced on Wednesday morning. Either way, it’s a bad look. Chris Archer underwent surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome on Tuesday. With teams losing enormous revenue amid the pandemic shutdown, it’s widely expected that free agents and arbitration-eligible players will feel the effects of those losses. He said he was healthy, encouraged by the changes he made in the second half of last season and excited to work with new pitching coach Oscar Marin. In a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington and director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk provided few specific details regarding the nature of Archer’s injury and the decision-making process that led to him undergoing surgery during this time of uncertainty. It has everything to do with the fact that the Mets, like the Jets in football, are the “other” team in town, and yet their fans are every bit as passionate as Yankees fans but have an endearing self-deprecating streak. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 22,805In 2018, the Mariners won 89 games but were outscored by 34 runs. Cherington said the Pirates have discussed more creative pitching plans, too. Cubs fans still show up in droves, a reality owing in part to Chicago’s status as the country’s third-largest metropolitan area, but they are genuinely loyal to the team. It’s not an insurmountable hill to climb, but a TOS procedure is one of the more ominous arm operations a pitcher can undergo. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 37,188One of the great sports injustices of our time is the fact that Mike Trout, one of the greatest players the sport has ever seen, will likely play out his entire career in Orange County, a place that couldn’t appear less interested in the Angels if it tried. The surprising, out-of-the-blue announcement rules Archer out for any games that are played in 2020. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 20,373The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is a dilapidated joke of a stadium. He was scratched from a scheduled start on Feb. 24 and he did not make his Grapefruit League debut until March 6. Denver has many entertainment options, so the attendance figure is impressive. A look at attendance figures would suggest Angels fans are good fans. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 9,994Marlins Park is cavernous, empty and generally depressing almost every night. Royals fans are dedicated, knowledgeable and have always been appreciative of good baseball. Archer, who will remain in St. Louis as he recovers, was not available to comment on his status or his future with the Pirates. Sign up now ▸, Related slideshow: Dreadful to dynamic: We rank all 30 Major League Baseball fan bases (Provided by Yardbarker), Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, AG Garland reverses Trump-era policy limiting consent decrees in police investigations, N.Y. COVID infection and hospitalization rates drop to levels not seen since Thanksgiving: Cuomo, As the only uncapped major league, MLB Baseball features a considerable gap between the haves and have-nots financially. Will that be enough to get Rangers fans to show up in droves? Archer is expected to return in 2021. “But Chris is and was very diligent with marking down what he felt, when he felt it, to help himself and help us and the physicians really pin down the correct diagnosis so we could help him move forward.”. And it has nothing to do with how many people tune in to SNY’s game broadcasts — broadcasts that are second to none in the big leagues, by the way. has the AL’s third-worst average attendance, but considering how bad the Royals have been lately, it’s somewhat impressive that the Royals aren’t at the bottom. The Tigers rank 12th in the AL in attendance; and while things haven’t been great on that front, with more than 3,000 fewer fans per game showing up this year compared to last, the sheer scope of Detroit’s rebuild effort makes it impossible to expect fans to continue forking over money to watch a big loser. A lot of pitchers have not come back from it, so the odds for Archer might be daunting. Doctors determined that his throwing shoulder and elbow were structurally sound, Tomczyk said, and experts initially ruled out the possibility that he had thoracic outlet syndrome. Tomczyk said the 31-year-old right-hander is confident he will experience a “full return” to the mound, but it’s worth noting that many pitchers, notably including Matt Harvey, have struggled to regain their prior form after this surgery. That is a big part of the Rays’ attendance problem. PITTSBURGH -- Chris Archer won't pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020, and his time with the club may be over. Archer also didn’t pitch in 2020 due to surgery in … “What we know is that in the process of getting to the bottom of what Chris was feeling this spring, we ruled out a lot, and we were left with this diagnosis,” Cherington said. On the surface, it’s immensely hard to see owner Bob Nutting green-lighting such a commitment. Rather, much of the reason for Archer’s struggles in Pittsburgh were previously believed to have been due to the organization’s push to use a two-seamer/sinker that simply wasn’t an effective pitch for the right-hander. This could bring about the end of Archer’s time in Pittsburgh, which began with a well-intentioned but ill-fated trade with the Rays, if the club does not pick up his $11 million option for next season. That said, recently retired righty Chris Young attributed TOS surgery to salvaging his career, and we’ve seen other success stories in Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia and Clayton Richard. In February, Archer’s Spring Training progression was set back by neck tightness. (All attendance figures through Aug. 26, 2019.). MLB rejects union’s proposal for 114-game season, Nelson Cruz: The winding journey of an All-Star slugger, The '200 strikeouts with 10 or fewer wins' quiz. The Yankees lead the AL in attendance this year. Cherington said Archer experienced some symptoms commonly mentioned by pitchers with TOS, but not all of them. The Phils rank 10th in the majors and sixth in the NL in attendance, impressive considering the team has fallen out of the NL East race. Now that it hasn’t, they’ve become garden-variety big-market fans with outsized, borderline unreasonable expectations. PITTSBURGH -- Chris Archer won't pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020, and his time with the club may be over. Blame Derek Jeter and the Marlins' ownership group for buying the team and running it just as shamefully as Jeffrey Loria did. However, while those symptoms are present in most TOS cases, most instances of neck/shoulder discomfort for pitchers don’t result in a TOS diagnosis. During an interview on KDKA-FM, manager Derek Shelton said there’s a “strong likelihood” that Pittsburgh will use an opener or “piggyback” pitchers, deploying multiple multi-inning arms instead of a traditional starter. The generally poor track record of pitchers returning from TOS surgery presents the perennially low-spending Pirates with a particularly difficult decision this offseason. If they’re able to play this year, the Pirates must fill Archer’s spot in the rotation while also moving forward without Jameson Taillon, who will return in 2021 after recovering from Tommy John surgery this year. The only explanation for such poor attendance is that the fans aren’t holding up their end of the bargain. — Pirates (@Pirates) June 3, 2020. Chris Archer went under the knife on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The Pirates previously exercised Archer’s $9 million option for this year, making him the team’s highest-paid player, despite the fact that he’s been occasionally injured and often ineffective since they acquired him just before the 2018 Trade Deadline for All-Star outfielder Austin Meadows, right-hander Tyler Glasnow and pitching prospect Shane Baz. Yesterday, Chris Archer underwent surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. He will miss the 2020 season. The … Many in the game expect a depressed free-agent market and a spike in the number of non-tendered players. The fan response has been positive this year, but barely. In south Florida, there are plenty of other things to do that beat sitting in a stadium watching a terrible team that has been stripped bare. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 22,292The White Sox play in a charmless stadium and aren’t very good, yet their fans stand by them. The Padres have seen an attendance spike of more than 3,000 fans per game over last season. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 17,007The putrid Orioles set a franchise record for losses last season, and this year is shaping up to be nearly as bad. Chris Archer won't pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020, and his time with the club may be over. The Mariners haven’t been to the playoffs since 2001 yet they have managed to draw more than two million fans most seasons. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 25,674Arizona suffers from a different variation of the same affliction that plagues the Marlins: Because fans have beautiful weather almost every day, they can often find something better to do than sit inside in an enormous, gimmicky ballpark while a decidedly average team takes the field. If there’s a 2020 season, Chris Archer won’t be a part of it. TOS surgery is nothing to scoff at. Chris Archer Undergoes Thoracic Outlet Surgery By Steve Adams| June 3, 2020at 9:09am CDT The Pirates announced Wednesday that right-hander Chris Archerunderwent surgery yesterday to … He will not pitch in 2020, assuming there is a season in 2020. “And after a couple consultations with leading vascular surgeons, Chris felt it was time for surgery.”. — … 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 30,140Manny Machado’s arrival has energized San Diegans. It hasn’t had a losing season since 2012 but has managed to top two million in attendance just once in that span, 2017, the year after it lost to the Cubs in the World Series. On October 31, 2020, the Pirates declined Archer's club option for 2021, making him a free agent for the first time in his career. After emerging as one of the best young starters in baseball with the Tampa Bay Rays, the 31-year-old Archer has struggled with the Pirates. He will miss the 2020 season. Baltimore, like so many other MLB teams, is clearly rebuilding, which would test the patience of any fan. Archer’s club option is a net $10.75M decision for the Pirates — a figure that represents nearly 18% of their would-be $60.7M payroll in 2020. From 2013-17, the righty pitched to a 3.60 ERA (3.45 FIP) with 9.7 K/9 against 2.9 BB/9 in a hitter-friendly American League East division. Subscribe to Yardbarker's Morning Bark, the most comprehensive newsletter in sports. Archer underwent surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome Tuesday, the team announced. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 35,228It must be nice to be an Astros fan. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 37,402Rockies fans might strike you as nondescript, laid-back folk who enjoy Denver’s outdoor lifestyle, but they are by and large a solid group. The Pirates announced that the right-hander underwent surgery to relieve thoracic outlet syndrome on Tuesday and is out until 2020. Ownership and the new front-office regime, headed by GM Ben Cherington, will have several months to decide, but it’s certainly plausible that Archer has pitched his final game as a Pirate. The decision to undergo surgery came after “consulting with several leading vascular and orthopedic surgeons in recent weeks,” according to the Pirates. We'd have more sympathy for the fans, but the Rays win, and there’s no excuse to have the worst attendance in the American League. He’s expected to be ready for full competition in 2021, per the team’s press release, although his future with the club is far from certain at this point. His operation was performed by Dr. Robert Thompson at Washington University in St. Louis. Always free! Archer's absence this season is another blow to a starting rotation already missing ace Jameson Taillon, who will miss all of 2020 while recovering from a second Tommy John surgery … PNC Park, still regarded by many as the best stadium in the majors, is often a silent, depressing place to watch a game. He was ready for Spring Training in '19, albeit after an abbreviated offseason training routine, then went on the injured list twice and finished the season sidelined by what the team described as right shoulder inflammation. The Diamondbacks have the fourth-lowest average attendance in the National League. The track record of pitchers coming back from TOS surgery, which typically involves the removal (or partial removal) of a rib in order to alleviate pressure on nerves in the shoulder/armpit area, is rather poor overall. After winning 98 games that season, the Pirates haven’t topped 82 wins since. Chris Archer is also a risk. The fans show up in droves, and they know the sport, but everything that has happened since that 2004 title makes it impossible to cheer for Boston in a game in which you have no natural rooting interest. He missed his final start of the ’18 season with what the Bucs called “continued discomfort of a left groin strain,” then two months later underwent surgery to repair a bilateral hernia. One expects more from a place with such a rich tradition in the sport. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE:  15,001Tropicana Field is one of the sport’s worst facilities, and to make matters worse, it is situated in the traffic-choked Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area, which makes getting there a nightmare. Not bad for a team well under .500 and out of the playoff race. This offseason, the Pirates will have to either pick up his $11 million option or buy him out for $250,000 without seeing him throw a pitch the rest of the year. San Francisco, barely alive in the wild-card chase, hasn’t won it all since 2014. If there’s any justice in the world, we’ll get a Mets-White Sox World Series sooner rather than later. In early 2011, he had to be taken off the clinical trial, as it was starting to affect his kidney function. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 19,663The Tigers are a lock to lose well over 100 games, but their fans haven’t completely abandoned them. Archer is expected to return in 2021. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Chris Archer underwent surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, the Pirates announced today. The Pirates starting pitcher underwent surgery on Tuesday to relieve the symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 31,331We have a soft spot for Mets fans. “We won’t have games to evaluate, but there will be other information that we have at that time that we don’t have now. GM Jerry Dipoto decided a rebuild was in order, angering fans. They might not spring to mind when good fan bases are discussed, but Twins fans definitely fit the bill. Executive VP Billy Beane has never won an AL pennant during his time in Oakland, so maybe that’s what A's fans are holding out for. Right-hander Chris Archer and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a one-year, $6.5 million deal, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. While the atmosphere at the new Yankee Stadium isn’t as good as it was at the old building, when the place gets rocking, the pressure can still crack even the steeliest opposition. His numbers dipped a bit in 2018 but were generally serviceable. For players who deliver the goods, however, there might be no better place to play. June 3 (UPI) -- Two-time All-Star Chris Archer will not pitch until the 2021 season after he had surgery to relieve discomfort in his upper body. Houston averages more than 35,000 fans per game, and this year’s local TV ratings are up significantly over 2018. That’s something that we’re fortunate that Shelty and the coaching staff are really open-minded and creative with. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 33,501No team has been more successful this decade than the Giants, whose three World Series titles trump Boston’s two. Tomczyk noted that Archer experienced those symptoms hours and sometimes days after throwing, not during those sessions or even immediately afterward, and called Archer’s injury a “diagnosis of exclusion.”, “What is consistent with TOS is the inconsistencies, so that’s what makes it sometimes challenging to make a clear-cut diagnosis,” Tomczyk said. They should be able to put together a starting five (or six) with Joe Musgrove, Trevor Williams, Mitch Keller, Derek Holland, Steven Brault and/or Chad Kuhl, with depth options like JT Brubaker and James Marvel also available. Home runs help, too. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chris Archer will miss the 2020 MLB season after undergoing surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 48,880Los Angeles is known for being a less-than-rabid sports town, which might have to do with chronically late-arriving crowds, but that’s likely a function of traffic more than anything. Archer had scrapped the two-seamer years prior, but the since-dismissed Pirates regime had a pitching philosophy that focused on incorporating sinkers into a pitcher’s repertoire. Archer underwent surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) on Tuesday, the Pirates announced on Wednesday morning. Cleveland rocks? They are the biggest game in town, and their fans deserve to be recognized for their loyalty, like them or not. So we’ll just want to take all the time we have,” Cherington said. ( Pittsburgh Pirates on Twitter ) Dr. Robert Thompson performed surgery on the 31-year-old right-hander Tuesday in St. Louis to relieve symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome. So, again, we’ll focus on continuing to prepare the group of pitchers that we have for that, and we’re all hoping to get to games as soon as we can.”. PITTSBURGH — Chris Archer won't pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020 and his time with the club may be over. This week, Archer underwent surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 26,036The Rangers are building a new, retractable roof park, set to open next year, that should draw more fans. The Pirates announced Wednesday that right-hander Chris Archer underwent surgery yesterday to relieve symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome. The revelation of a TOS diagnosis goes a long way toward explaining some of Archer’s recent struggles. The significant K-BB% gain was one of several reasons I profiled Archer as a rebound candidate back in March, but it’s now clear that there were more concerning causes for his struggles. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Pittsburgh announced Wednesday … Some may not,” Cherington said. Archer underwent surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome Tuesday, the team announced. — Pirates (@Pirates) June 3, 2020 After several consultation appointments with various doctors, Archer went through with the surgery. Texas looks like a team on the upswing, too. The team, stripped down to the studs a few years ago as part of a truly comprehensive rebuild, is a monster. 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 36,093Red Sox fans used to be everyone’s favorite long-suffering group: a bunch of perpetually tortured souls who wanted just one World Series title and an end to the Curse of the Bambino and the heartbreak it caused for generations. It’s a celebrity-packed crowd, to be sure, but it’s also a knowledgeable, vocal one that can create an incredible, electric atmosphere. (They rank 14th in the AL in attendance.) 2019 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 34,506Despite horror stories we hear about Philadelphia fans, they are some of the most devoted in the sport. Perhaps having some success for a captive audience will make one of the country’s most pleasant cities a full-on baseball town. Cherington wouldn’t tip his hand on Wednesday, but it’s hard to imagine Pittsburgh placing an $11 million bet on a pitcher coming off this kind of surgery.