ALEX RIOS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Check out this video of Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley robbing White Sox outfielder Alex Rios of a homer in the first inning.Brantley reached over the wall and timed his jump perfectly to rob Rios of a three-run homer. The White Sox defeated the Indians 14-7.Rios did end up with a homer in the eighth inning and had three hits for the game.Your browser does not support iframes.

Cleveland Indian center fielder Michael Brantley made the catch of the day on Saturday by robbing Alex Rios of a home run. Brantley made a leaping grab in the bottom of the first inning, taking away a two-run home run to dead center field. Although the game turned out to be a 14-7 slugfest, Brantley’s amazing catch is one of the best catches of the young season.

Anyone who watches baseball knows that closers are their own breed. Many of these guys are weird, and they aren’t afraid to show it. Like many closers before him, Cleveland’s Chris Perez is one of the more animated players in the game. On Thursday night, Alex Rios took exception to that as Perez closed out a 7-5 win over Chicago. According to MLB.com, Perez got the benefit...

I’ve talked a lot on Grab Some Bench and here on MSF about two of the “comeback kids” of the Chicago White Sox, Adam Dunn and Jake Peavy, but not so much about the third part of the trio, Alex Rios. Now that Rios is one of the hottest hitters in baseball, it’s time to correct that. Rios is red hot after a slow start to the season. Photo courtesy "UCinternational...

Everyone one knows that Adam Dunn and Alex Rios had historical bad seasons last year for the Chicago White Sox.  Well 2012 is starting off on the right foot for both of them.  If the White Sox want to keep up and contend with the Detroit Tigers in the division, they will need these two to produce throughout the season. Let’s start with Alex Rios, who has a slash line of ...

Alex Rios got three hits and drove in three runs Sunday as the Chicago White Sox completed a series sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 7-4 victory. A day after Phil Humber pitched a perfect game for the White Sox, John Danks (2-2) went six innings for the win. Chicago has won 19 of the last 22 meetings between the teams. Rios hit a tying, two-run triple in the sixth and then...

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From yesterday's White Sox season preview... Burning QuestionIs Alex Rios a five tool player, or a five cent player? Here is the thing about Alex Rios: he's shown flashes of absolute brilliance in the past. He has three seasons of at least 30 steals, and two 5+ fWAR seasons. But there are a lot of factors about Rios that scare the hell out of me. He's only hit .300...

At least someone believes in me T... The Rios Grande A funny thing happens when a guy underwhelms the season before, he becomes a value pick the year after.  Whether it be because fantasy players have no mercy rule for busts or because they are just a forgetful bunch.  I’m a perfect blend of both.  So, it pains me a bit to be writing an article telling folks to draft Alex...

The White Sox were a black hole for two players last season. One of those players was Alex Rios. You know who the other was. Rios finished 13th among all players in 2010, and even though some regression was expected he would certainly still be a good-very good option among fantasy outfielders. After the putrid stink that was the rotting carcass of Rios’ 2011 season we need...