We might have made a waiver claim on Alex Rios

crzy · 2009-08-07T14:23:00-07:00

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9...med-on-waivers Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Alex Rios has been claimed on waivers by an unknown team, according to a major-league source. The Blue Jays can let the claiming team have Rios and the over $60 million remaining on his contract, or they can pull him back from waivers and keep him. Another option would be to work out a trade with the team that claimed him. Among the teams that may have claimed Rios: The Red Sox, who have tremendous financial flexibility; the White Sox, who have long liked Rios but just made a major investment in Jake Peavy; and the Giants, who turned down the Jays' offer of Rios for Tim Lincecum after the 2007 season. Rios is hitting .261 this season with 12 home runs and 58 RBIs. He was an All-Star in 2006 and '07. ESPN.com first reported that Rios has been claimed on waivers.

Aug 7, 2009 at 2:25 PM

Maximill15
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thats a lot of money for a bum

Aug 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM

Leathaface
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They wanted to give us Alex Rios for Lincecum?

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAH

Aug 7, 2009 at 3:23 PM

Thizz415
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Originally posted by Leathaface:
They wanted to give us Alex Rios for Lincecum?

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAH

great thing sabean didn't mess that one up.

Aug 7, 2009 at 3:31 PM

Birdman_Jr
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I doubt we'll take over his massive contract

Rios still has six years remaining on a seven-year deal worth US$69.35-million.

Aug 7, 2009 at 3:36 PM

Dapro
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How the wavier order works? Worst record from last year or currently?

Aug 7, 2009 at 4:02 PM

GiantDave
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I'm not going to call this a reliable source but I found this link on the comment section in the thread Alex Rios claimed off waivers.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...-change-the-nl

Aug 7, 2009 at 4:06 PM

GiantDave
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Originally posted by Dapro:
How the wavier order works? Worst record from last year or currently?

In Alex Rios case

The worse AL team gets first shot and the best AL team gets the last shot in the AL.

If no AL team claimed then the Worse NL team would get next shot and the best NL would have the last shot.

If it is an NL player going through waivers,

The worse NL team gets first shot and the best NL team gets the last shot in the NL.

If no NLteam claimed then the Worse AL team would get next shot and the best AL would have the last shot.

Aug 7, 2009 at 4:20 PM

Lincecum55
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vPBS...er_profilepage

hes a BUM!

Aug 7, 2009 at 4:21 PM

BigRon
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Alex Rios Claimed On Waivers, Trade Next?
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [August 7 at 6:16pm CST]

6:16pm: Henry Schulman of The SF Chronicle says that vice president of baseball operations Bobby Evans "hinted strongly" that the Giants are not the team that claimed Rios.

Aug 7, 2009 at 4:28 PM

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GiantDave
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Here is a link where Bobby Evans hinted that its not the Giants.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=45144

Aug 7, 2009 at 4:39 PM

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Originally posted by Henry Schulman:
Evans reminded me that waivers are assigned in reverse order of standings, starting with the league the player is in. Since the Giants have the third-best record in the other league, every other team in the majors except for the Dodgers and Phillies would have a crack at claiming Rios before the Giants could.

Aug 7, 2009 at 8:54 PM

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GiantDave
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Looks like the White Sox made the waiver claim on Rios

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4384253

Aug 8, 2009 at 12:02 AM

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SFGiants55
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Originally posted by Leathaface:
They wanted to give us Alex Rios for Lincecum?

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAH

yes, and we THOUGHT about it too. Sabean didnt want to deal young pitching, so he didnt, however......he did say that the Jays wanted Cain or Lincecum, and he opted to look into Lincecum first, because he though Cain was more valuable.

thank goodness we avoided that disaster. if Sabean wasnt so protective of our pitching prospects, we might have a .260 mediocre power OF instead of our ace.

not that Rios wont end up good. hes still young.

Aug 9, 2009 at 3:10 AM

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GiantsWinThePennant
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I wouldn't mind either way I like my team as is.