Gray could certainly have been painted as a TOR type of starter considering his history and he was being painted as such by several people on here and even some beat writers (certainly not me). You're just arguing semantics at this point.
What we do know is that they pursued Archer heavily last deadline (along with Gaus), and they continued to pursue other SP options into the off-season. It's all speculation, sure, but the sheer number of pitchers we've been attached to in trade rumors in less than a year certainly seem to suggest a clear direction.