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Originally Posted by okcchief
It's amazing people will call back a 6 game sample on Rios like it means something and discount since then and his previous garbage season. If the injury is still bothering him he should take more time off perhaps. That supposed great month he had still didn't include any hitting with runners on because he has 17 ****ing RBI in 60 games. He has blown period. Dyson should at least be playing against righties. It's a wonder how Rios gets such a defense. Why aren't we still holding on to Omar getting hit in the face last year? They both had good 2013s and they both are terrible now at the plate. I'm not going to lose sleep with either getting replaced, but Rios has been the worst all around player on the team to this point. If that changes then good.
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Did Alex Rios sleep with your mom or something?
I don't know why it's so anathema to you to look at what Rios did in July as a potential positive step forward (that, if he continues to produce at that level, would earn him additional PT). He did not "blow" in July. He was awful for a month after returning from the injury and you won't find anyone arguing that.
I'm not going to go through every single at-bat Rios had in the month of July to see how he performed with men on base, but his numbers with RISP are in line with his overall numbers (.750ish OPS).
He only drove in 5 runs in July, but he also scored 15 runs and posted an above-average OPS for the month overall. He hits behind Salvador Perez, who is a base-clearing hitter (hits well with RISP, hits into a lot of twin killings) and also a low OBP guy.
I say this stuff to point out a reason I don't think you can place much emphasis on Rios' RBI totals in July. What's more important is his overall offensive production (above-average in that month).