Alex Rios Free Agent

Age: 41 (February 18, 1981) | 6' 5" | 210lbs. | Bats: Right OF-105 RF-105
Tm Lg YEAR G AB R H BB SO 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BA OBP SLG BB% SO% BABIP G/L/F % $4x4 $5x5
CHA AL 2010 147 567 89 161 38 93 29 3 21 88 34 14 .284 .334 .457 6 15 .306 n/a 34 30
CHA AL 2011 145 537 64 122 27 68 22 2 13 44 11 6 .227 .265 .348 5 12 .237 42/18/39 8 9
CHA AL 2012 157 605 93 184 26 92 37 8 25 91 23 6 .304 .334 .516 4 14 .323 40/22/38 36 32
TEX AL 2013 156 616 83 171 41 108 33 4 18 81 42 7 .278 .324 .432 6 16 .311 44/21/35 38 32
TEX AL 2014 131 492 54 138 23 93 30 8 4 54 17 9 .280 .311 .398 4 18 .335 43/24/34 20 18
KC AAA 2015 4 17 2 3 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 .176 .176 .412 0 24 .167 n/a
KC AL 2015 105 385 40 98 15 67 22 2 4 32 9 0 .255 .287 .353 4 16 .294 40/22/38 9 9
Career 12yrs 1691 6419 885 1778 400 1117 374 63 169 794 253 77 .277 .321 .434 6 16 .310 n/a

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The final 2012 bid limits that were posted for this player: PK 5x5: $18 MF 5x5: $16 AP 4x4: $16
Alex Patton Alex
Dec 15 '12
Having a very nice season. Is there a more confounding talent in all of baseball?
Alex Patton Alex
Aug 23 '12
Agree with Alex. If you're going in with the best value by a solid margin, put your money into surer things. No need to take risks. Buy the quality and lock in the advantage.
Eugene Freedman EugeneFreed
Feb 26 '12
If Slyke is the front runner, I have to think he has no interest in Alex Rios and even less in Adam Dunn.
Alex Patton Alex
Feb 26 '12
@Slyke: he will not be available to you or anyone else at a discounted rate.

Note to all...Slyke is the perceived front runner in our AL this year. He is just starting to feel the target sitting on his back :)
John Toczydlowski Toz
Feb 25 '12
I have his IF popup rate at 13% from 7.7%. Also a .578 OPS vs. righties. He may well be a good buy but there is cause for caution.
Gene McCaffrey GeneM
Feb 25 '12
Strangely, he had pretty much the same G/L/F numbers as he had in 2010 (45/17/38). It's as if he was a little bit weaker, a little bit slower, otherwise the same Alex Rios.

If you're in risk-taking mode -- even if you're in rebuilding mode, because he'll still be in what's meant to be his prime a year from now -- he's someone to target, for sure.
Alex Patton Alex
Feb 25 '12
I also agree. Excellent buy.
E Park yoda
Feb 25 '12
I agree with the first part of the analysis. Despite the lousy OPSs, Rios's HR/SB combination have historically made him a better fantasy play than a real life play. The problem I have is that May 2009 and 2010 look like the anomalies, and if not for those two hot months Rios' numbers would look even worse. The SB also fell off the cliff last year, and I'm not sure the speed is coming all that way back. This is definitely a risk/reward pick. Don't let the Slykes of your league get Rios too cheap, but don't go chasing either.
Mike Gianella MikeG
Feb 25 '12
Boy, I like a lot of White Sox players to rebound this year, and Rios is at the top of my list with Dunn. His detractors always point to his OPS the last few years, but despite the sub-.800 OPS's he had always been a solid fantasy earner. Sure, he is on the wrong side of 30 now, but last year seems to be the anomaly. He put so many balls in play last year, and put up a BABIP 70 points lower than his career average. A guy I still have faith in and hoping he will be available at a discounted rate.
Keith Cromer Slyke
Feb 25 '12