Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Adios Alex

On Monday night we saw the Jays trade away the most stylish member of the 2009 team. Alex Rios - http://blogs.suntimes.com/whitesox/AlexisRios2008Season.jpg (honourable mention to Rod Barajas). While the move makes financial sense for the Blue Jays, it is still tough to swallow. The trade is so tough to swallow because of how talented we always hear that Rios is. We saw glimpses of it, and we thought he was starting to put it together after his 2007 season. Whatever is preventing him from producing, it isn't a lack of physical skill or baseball attributes (in MLB 09 the Show for Playstation, he is rated at 90 something overall and that definitely tells you something). For whatever reason he didn't seem to be able to put it together in Toronto (it wasn't because he spent too much time singing autographs). I think that a change of scenery to Chicago will help him produce. Hitting in the same lineup as Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome, Carlos Quinten and Paul Konerko will take a lot of the pressure of him, as he won't be asked to be a main run producer. And despite his yelling match with that fan in Toronto, playing with AJ Pierzinski will make Rios look like Mother Theresa. Now maybe the Jays can use that payroll flexibility to sign Raul Chavez and Jose Bautista longterm.
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3 comments:

  1. NNAugust 12, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    Rios was definitely starting to shape up. And c'mon we all know Barajas would be the plus sized model of the team.

    Opinion on Encarnacion?

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  2. Andrew D2August 17, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    Rod the Bod is the best looking player in the league!

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  3. NickAugust 20, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    On Encarnacion: For where the team is right now I think that he makes some sense. He isn't that expensive and provides more power than Rolen (although he has a reputation as being a poor defensive player and hits for a lower average) at a corner position. He is still somewhat young and could even progress offensively or defensively. He is not an elite player, but neither was Rolen at this point in his career, so they Jays didn't downgrade in my opinion, especially considering that this year has become yet another write off. Also his last name is hard to spell

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