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Originally Posted by flambers
You do realize the Blue Jays Payroll is around $80M with rumours there will be pressure to lower it...........Rios is taking a fair chuck of the Payroll... Rios average salary will be ~ 10M.
As for Rios, personally I view this guy as an average outfielder who could be easily replaced with another outfielder at allot lower cost....
He needs to rebound next season and find his groove or I bet he is gone....
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According to Wins Above Replacement (arguably one of the best ways of judging a player's entire game), Rios valued as the 7th best OFer (not just RFer) in 2008, 9th in 2007, and 22nd in 2006. Even in an off-year this season, he's still in the top 40 (ahead of guys like Sizemore, Cust, Soriano and tied with guys like Dye, Markakis, and Carlos Lee).
Rios may not be a great outfielder (although he was the past 2 seasons), but he's far from an average one.