Black Men Collection » baseball athlete http://www.blackmencollection.com Black Men Videos and Galleries Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:01:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Alex Rios is in One of the Ten most embarrassing Chicago moments of 2009 http://www.blackmencollection.com/alex-rios-is-in-one-of-the-ten-most-embarrassing-chicago-moments-of-2009/ http://www.blackmencollection.com/alex-rios-is-in-one-of-the-ten-most-embarrassing-chicago-moments-of-2009/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:19:54 +0000 vincent http://blackmencollection.com/?p=974 White Sox claim Alex Rios, then watch him play

alex rios athlete baseballWell, at least the defense got better. In truth, the most embarrassing thing about the 2009 White Sox was their alarmingly bad defense. When general manager Kenny Williams claimed Toronto outfielder Alex Rios on waivers, and got him and the obligation to pay him more than $60 million in salary owed through 2015 (when the team has a $1 million buyout on his deal), it was a head-scratcher. Rios is a skilled player, and easily the best outfielder on the team, but he is one of the many bad contracts signed by unemployed former Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi. Rios didn’t augur much of an immediate return, hitting .199 with three homers and nine RBIs in 41 games with the Sox. His .530 OPS won’t impress the statistically advanced, either.

By Jon Greenberg (ESPNChicago.com)
From sports.espn.go.com

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