After a miserable 2009 season that saw Alex Rios set personal worsts in several offensive categories, he seemed to have rebounded in 2010. His final line of .284/.334/.457 with a .275 TAv wasn’t anything outstanding, but it was a huge improvement from the previous season. And it provided reason to hope.
PECOTA led the hope brigade and projected 19 home runs, 26 steals and a .269 batting average. It was enough to convince Marc Normandin to drop him in the bottom of his four-star category of center fielders. Although he had the foresight to understand the danger of placing him so high on his list:
Now that I've put Alex Rios back into a high tier, I'm sure he will completely fall apart again.
That is quite the crystal ball.
The first month and a half of the 2011 season has seen Rios fall apart and it has been complete. He is currently hitting .197/.259/.296 through his first 40 games with just three home runs and four steals. His TAv has bottomed out at an anemic...
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