White Sox general manager Kenny Williams said injuries were partly to blame for Alex Rios’ struggles this past season.
“Alex before last year was a .280 career hitter, 20-plus homers, around 40 stolen bases. Last year was down offensively and defensively, but people don?t realize he had some injuries that slowed him down,?? said Williams. “He still has the talent to perform. Hope it comes out again or somebody else is gonna be playing.” Rios dealt with a minor toe injury early in the season and a minor hand injury late in the year, but perhaps he was more beat up than the Sox were letting on. Fantasy owners will have a hard time forgiving him for the .227/.265/.348 line he put up in 2011, but he’ll surely bounce back at least somewhat in 2012.
Source: boston.com