Alex Rios was a post trade deadline pickup for the Texas Rangers in 2013 and he was one that I was pleased with. Rios has had a pretty good career. He is a bigger guy with some power and surprising speed. He has been known to steal a base or two and also to beat out an infield single. Alex spelled the beginning of the end for Former Rangers slugger Nelson Cruz, as Alex Rios was going to be the right fielder for the rest of 2013 and for all of 2014.
Rios spent a good bit of time in Toronto before going to the White Sox and eventually the Texas Rangers. His career number are as such:
| Year | Tm | G | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TOR | 111 | 55 | 122 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 84 | .286 | .338 | .383 | .720 |
| 2005 | TOR | 146 | 71 | 126 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 101 | .262 | .306 | .397 | .703 |
| 2006 | TOR | 128 | 68 | 136 | 33 | 6 | 17 | 82 | 15 | 6 | 35 | 89 | .302 | .349 | .516 | .865 |
| 2007 | TOR | 161 | 114 | 191 | 43 | 7 | 24 | 85 | 17 | 4 | 55 | 103 | .297 | .354 | .498 | .852 |
| 2008 | TOR | 155 | 91 | 185 | 47 | 8 | 15 | 79 | 32 | 8 | 44 | 112 | .291 | .337 | .461 | .798 |
| 2009 | TOT | 149 | 63 | 144 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 71 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 107 | .247 | .296 | .395 | .691 |
| 2009 | TOR | 108 | 52 | 115 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 78 | .264 | .317 | .427 | .744 |
| 2009 | CHW | 41 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 29 | .199 | .229 | .301 | .530 |
| 2010 | CHW | 147 | 89 | 161 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 88 | 34 | 14 | 38 | 93 | .284 | .334 | .457 | .791 |
| 2011 | CHW | 145 | 64 | 122 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 68 | .227 | .265 | .348 | .613 |
| 2012 | CHW | 157 | 93 | 184 | 37 | 8 | 25 | 91 | 23 | 6 | 26 | 92 | .304 | .334 | .516 | .850 |
| 2013 | TOT | 156 | 83 | 171 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 81 | 42 | 7 | 41 | 108 | .278 | .324 | .432 | .756 |
| 2013 | CHW | 109 | 57 | 119 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 78 | .277 | .328 | .421 | .749 |
| 2013 | TEX | 47 | 26 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 30 | .280 | .315 | .457 | .772 |
| 10 Yrs | 1455 | 791 | 1542 | 322 | 53 | 161 | 708 | 227 | 68 | 362 | 957 | .278 | .324 | .443 | .767 | |
| TOR (6 yrs) | 809 | 451 | 875 | 195 | 36 | 81 | 395 | 112 | 33 | 224 | 567 | .285 | .335 | .451 | .786 | |
| CHW (5 yrs) | 599 | 314 | 615 | 116 | 15 | 74 | 287 | 99 | 34 | 129 | 360 | .269 | .310 | .430 | .740 | |
| TEX (1 yr) | 47 | 26 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 30 | .280 | .315 | .457 | .772 | |
Alex Rios is expected to have a very good season for the Texas Rangers in 2014. I expect him to hit around .280, steal around 25 bases, knock in close to 85 RBI and hit 18-20 home runs. Oh, and I totally expect Alex to play a great right field. Rios is most definitely an upgrade defensively over Nelson Cruz, and offensively he brings a different kind of game. He steals bases and makes things happen on the base paths. I look for Alex Rios to be a big player in the 2014 Texas Rangers season that I sincerely hope is a good one. If Alex Rios has anything to say about it, it will be a good season indeed.
