Reports: Archer, Rays to announce 6-year, $25.5 million deal

Chris Archer and the Rays have agreed to a six-year $25.5 million contract, according to multiple reports.

It also includes club options that could push the contract to $5 million. The options call for $9 million in 2020 and $11 million for 2021.

The Rays are scheduled to announce the deal at 11 a.m. today.

Archer, who played for the Biscuits in 2011, was third in the American League rookie of the year voting last year. The right-handed pitcher was 9-7 with a 3.22 ERA for Tampa Bay last season. His ERA was the third lowest by an AL rookie with at least 20 starts over the last 20 years.

Breaking down Rays organization by draft, etc.

Here's the annual breakdown of the Tampa Bay Rays and their four full-season minor league affiliates by how each player was acquired. (This doesn't include anyone headed to extended spring training.)

2004 draft
Tampa Bay: P Jake McGee (5th round)

2005 draft
Tampa Bay DL: P Jeremy Hellickson (4)

2006 draft
Tampa Bay: IF Evan Longoria (1), P Alex Cobb (4), OF Desmond Jennings (10)

2007 draft
Tampa Bay: P David Price (1), P Matt Moore (8)

2008 draft
Tampa Bay DL: IF Tim Beckham (1)
Montgomery DL: OF Ty Morrison (4)

2009 draft
Montgomery: IF Jeff Malm (5), P Andrew Bellatti (12), P Matt Ramsey (21)
Montgomery DL: P Jacob Partridge (18)
Montgomery inactive: C Luke Bailey (4)
Charlotte: P Marcus Jensen (30)

2010 draft
Durham: P Merrill Kelly (8), IF Robby Price (13), P C.J, Riefenhauser (20), P Adam Liberatore (21), OF Kevin Kiermaier (31)
Montgomery: P Jake Thompson (2), IF Ryan Brett (3), P Jimmy Patterson (18)
Charlotte: C Justin O'Conner (1), OF Josh Sale (1), C Jake DePew (9), P Parker Markel (39)
Bowling Green: P Ian Kendall (5)
Bowling Green DL: P Brandon Henderson (15)

2011 draft
Durham: OF Mikie Mahtook (1)
Montgomery: IF Jake Hager (1), P Grayson Garvin (supplemental 1st)
Montgomery DL: P Lenny Linsky (2), IF Riccio Torrez (4), IF Cameron Seitzer (11), IF Taylor Motter (17)
Charlotte: P Jeff Ames (s1), OF Kes Carter (s1), IF Tyler Goeddel (s1)
Bowling Green: OF Granden Goetzman (2), P Jake Faria (10), OF James Harris Jr, (s1), P Blake Snell (s1)
Suspended: P Taylor Guerrieri (1)

2012 draft
Montgomery: IF Richie Shaffer (1), C Luke Maile (8), OF Joey Rickard (9), P Dylan Floro (13), OF Willie Argo (22)
Charlotte: OF Andrew Toles (3), OF Marty Gantt (7), IF Tommy Coyle (16), P Kevin Brandt (18), P Ryan Garton (34), P Nick Sawyer (40)
Bowling Green: P Chris Kirsch (14), P Jordan Harrison (25)

2013 draft
Charlotte: P Austin Pruitt (9)
Bowling Green: IF Kean Wong (4), OF John Field Jr, (5), IF Ty Young (7), P Aaron Griffin (10), IF Pat Blair (12), P Andrew Hanse (22), P Stone Speer (25), P Hunter Wood (29), P Colton Reavis (30)
Bowling Green DL: P Jaime Schultz (14)

FREE AGENT
Tampa Bay: P Grant Balfour, IF James Loney, C Jose Molina, P Joel Peralta
Tampa Bay DL: P Juan Carlos Oviedo
Durham: P Erik Bedard, IF Wilson Betemit, OF Justin Christian, IF Mike Fontenot, IF Ray Olmedo, C Eddy Rodriguez, P Juan Sandoval, C Ali Solis
Durham DL: OF James Darnell, OF Jeremy Moore
Montgomery: P Michael Colla, P Santiago Garrido, P Jared Mortensen, P Sam Runion
Charlotte: P Leonel Santiago

INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT
Durham: P Enny Romero
Montgomery: P Braulio Lara, P Victor Mateo
Charlotte: P Roberto Gomez, IF Hector Guevara, P Reinaldo Lopez, P Jose Molina, IF Jonathan Quinonez, IF Leonardo Reginatto, IF Alejandro Segovia, P Bruedlin Suero
Charlotte DL: P Albert Suarez
Bowling Green: C Armando Araiza, OF Yoel Araujo, P Luis Cabrera, IF Darryl George, C Oscar Hernandez, P German Marquez, IF Juniel Querecuto, IF Alexander Simon
Bowling Green DL: P Eduar Quinonez
Suspended: P Alex Colome

NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT
Durham: P Kirby Yates
Bowling Green: P Brad Schreiber

TRADE
Tampa Bay: P Chris Archer, P Heath Bell, OF David DeJesus, IF Yunel Escobar, IF Logan Forsythe, P Brandon Gomes, OF Brandon Guyer, C Ryan Hanigan, OF Matt Joyce, P Josh Lueke, OF Wil Myers, P Jake Odorizzi, P Cesar Ramos, OF Sean Rodriguez, IF Ben Zobrist
Durham: P Matt Andriese, P Jeff Beliveau, IF Vince Belnome, P Brad Boxberger, IF Cole Figueroa, P Steve Geltz, P Nathan Karns, P Mike Montgomery
Durham DL: IF Hak-Ju Lee
Montgomery: C Curt Casali, P Matt Lollis
Charlotte: IF Patrick Leonard, C Maxx Tissenbaum

WAIVERS
Durham: OF Jerry Sands

VIDEO: Biscuits IF Riccio Torrez takes BP

Biscuits infielder Riccio Torrez takes batting practice during the team's first full workout Monday at Riverwalk Stadium.

Karns gets Opening Day nod from Bulls

Nathan Karns, who came to the Rays in a February trade with the Washington Nationals, will be Triple-A Durham's Opening Day starter

It will be Karns' Triple-A debut. The right-hander made 23 starts at Double-A Harrisburg and three with the Nats last season.

After Karns, Durham will start Enny Romero, Matt Andriese, Mike Montgomery and Erik Bedard, according to reports.

The Bulls begin their season at home Thursday against the Gwinnett Braves.

Romero was Montgomery's third-game starter last year. The Rays added Andriese and Montgomery in trades from the Padres this year and Royals last year. Bedard, after opting out of his contract last month to pursue major league opportunities, re-signed a minor league deal with Tampa Bay.

VIDEO: Biscuits OF Joey Rickard takes BP

Biscuits outfielder Joey Rickard takes batting practice during the team's first full workout Monday at Riverwalk Stadium.