http://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Alex_Rios FantasySP / MLB / Alex Rios Copyright 2009 648852 The White Sox are likely to monitor bargains in the free agent market, reports Scott Merkin of MLB.com. "As we stand right now, there's not anything obvious we need other than perhaps another left-handed hitter to put in our lineup," said general manager Ken Williams. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/648852 648852 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 9:20:13 EDT rotoworld.com 3 days 2 hours 39 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/648852 News: White Sox OF Alex Rios, who entered the game batting .175 (24 for 145) since coming over form Toronto, had arguably his best game with his new team Saturday at Detroit, going 4 for 5 with a double, three RBI and two stolen bases. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/564118 564118 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 1:00:37 EDT CBSSports.com 49 days 11 hours 58 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/564118 Rios produced perhaps his finest single-game effort in '09. While he's batting only .247, the outfielder does have 17 homers, 71 RBIs and 24 steals, which is clearly a worthy level of production in standard formats. He might not become the superstar some had hoped he'd become, but he still has the ability to post 20-plus homers and steals. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/564034 564034 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 0:12:25 EDT mlb.com 49 days 12 hours 46 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/564034 Rios went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI and two steals in the White Sox' win over the Tigers Saturday. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/563799 563799 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:32:13 EDT rotowire.com 49 days 14 hours 27 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/563799 Alex Rios went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two stolen bases in Chicago's 5-1 win over the Tigers.

Our View: Rios has been a huge disappointment this season, especially since he was traded to Chicago, but he got to play spoiler on Saturday. The Tigers are now in a first place tie with the Twins after a loss to Rios and the Sox. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/563789 563789 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:28:01 EDT fanball.com 49 days 14 hours 31 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/563789 Alex Rios went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI and two steals in Saturday's win against the Tigers. Well, looky who decided to show up for the final weekend of the season. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/563775 563775 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:24:33 EDT rotoworld.com 49 days 14 hours 34 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/563775 A day after news of a player revolt against manager Cito Gaston emerged, it has been revealed that Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi will not return to the team in 2010, according to MLB.com's Noah Coslov.

Our View: Things are getting ugly north of the border. The firing (or resingation - it hasn't been revealed which it was yet) likely comes a few months too late. Ricciardi failed to deal Roy Halladay at the trade deadline last summer, absurd considering Halladay has shown zero interest in staying with Toronto once his contract is up after next season. Maybe Ricciardi's replacement will be able to get something in return for Doc this winter. In addition to Ricciardi's bungling of the Halladay situation, he also signed Vernon Wells and Alex Rios to two of the worst contracts of all time this decade. It isn't likely he will be missed in Toronto. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/562904 562904 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:12:01 EDT fanball.com 50 days 1 hours 47 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/562904 Rios is finally starting to put together a decent resume over his past eight games. He has three multi-hit games during that span and two homers in his last four contests. While he still has work to do until he becomes a reliable everyday option, he's already come a long way from the .140 batting average he posted through his first 27 affairs after getting picked off the waiver wire from the Blue Jays. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/549980 549980 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:52:20 EDT mlb.com 56 days 13 hours 6 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/549980 Rios went 2-for-4 with a home run in the White Sox' loss to the Tigers Saturday. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/549909 549909 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:04:18 EDT rotowire.com 56 days 13 hours 54 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/549909 On the North Side, Derrek Lee's having a September to remember. Meanwhile, South Sider Alex Rios is apparently unaware that he's supposed to be a five-tool megastar. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/548006 548006 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:52:01 EDT Jayson Stark 57 days 19 hours 7 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/548006 Alex Rios is having his worst season since his 2006 breakout, and his '09 performance apparently led the Blue Jays to believe he is no longer worth the $60 million he's owed through 2015. Just 28 years old, ostensibly in his peak years, Rios has shown more power and ability to hit for average than he's showing this year, and I'd bet on his future performance coming in above his 2009 rate stats. The White Sox can also extract more value from Rios than the Blue Jays could by returning Rios to his... http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/547665 547665 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:24:02 EDT Keith Law 57 days 20 hours 35 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/547665 To say this was a crucial blast would be an understatement, as Rios had gone 24 games since his last jack and entered Tuesday’s tilt batting a horrendous .130 with one RBI and one run in 16 September contests. The big right fielder has had a rough go of it on the Southside, as he’s hitting .158 with five RBIs in 32 games with the White Sox. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/542684 542684 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 0:08:17 EDT mlb.com 60 days 12 hours 51 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/542684 Alex Rios homered in a loss to the Twins on Tuesday night. Just to show how big of a struggle it's been for Rios, this is just his second home run in 114 at-bats since joining the White Sox. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/542672 542672 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 0:04:17 EDT rotoworld.com 60 days 12 hours 55 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alex_Rios/542672