Why would a team trade away Cole and then trade for Archer?
You forgot ship Acuna and Albies out for prospects, and bulldoze Suntrust Park and the Battery.
Cole hits free agency after 2019. Archer has options through 2021.
Cole hits free agency after 2019. Archer has options through 2021.
the deal for Gausman had better be a good bit cheaper than Archer, IMO. If that's what ends up happening.