Armando Rios
[edit] Biography
Armando Rios (Armando Rios) was born on September 13, 1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1998 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .327 with 7 home runs and 29 RBI. Rios played for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 6 year career.
Rios was mentioned in the Mitchell Report. He was included in a client list that Victor Conte gave to federal agents following a raid on his BALCO establishment.
Most people believe that Armando Rios' best season was 2001, when he knocked in 50 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 12
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 3
| .571
| .700
| 1.429
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| 72
| 150
| 32
| 49
| 7
| 29
| .327
| .420
| .527
| 9
| 0
| 24
| 35
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 3
|
| 2000
| SF
| N
| 115
| 233
| 38
| 62
| 10
| 50
| .266
| .347
| .502
| 15
| 5
| 31
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 9
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| 93
| 316
| 38
| 82
| 14
| 49
| .259
| .330
| .465
| 17
| 3
| 34
| 73
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 2
|
| 2001
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 95
| 319
| 38
| 83
| 14
| 50
| .260
| .332
| .464
| 17
| 3
| 36
| 74
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 3
|
| 2002
| PIT
| N
| 76
| 208
| 20
| 55
| 1
| 24
| .264
| .319
| .332
| 11
| 0
| 16
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8
|
| 2003
| CHI
| A
| 49
| 104
| 4
| 22
| 2
| 11
| .212
| .245
| .298
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 370
| 917
| 131
| 253
| 34
| 156
| .276
| .352
| .461
| 52
| 8
| 110
| 193
| 2
| 3
| 14
| 12
| 23
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 49
| 104
| 4
| 22
| 2
| 11
| .212
| .245
| .298
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 419
| 1021
| 135
| 275
| 36
| 167
| .269
| .341
| .445
| 55
| 8
| 115
| 206
| 2
| 5
| 14
| 12
| 29
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1998
| SF
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 12.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| OF
| 53
| 30
| 317.1
| 84
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| RF
| 39
| 19
| 212.2
| 57
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| LF
| 14
| 10
| 92.2
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| SF
| N
| LF
| 19
| 6
| 84.1
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 2000
| SF
| N
| OF
| 93
| 50
| 510.2
| 134
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 2000
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| SF
| N
| RF
| 76
| 44
| 426.1
| 121
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| OF
| 87
| 79
| 719.2
| 196
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 30
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| RF
| 76
| 69
| 611.2
| 169
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| LF
| 13
| 7
| 78
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 12.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 12.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 78
| 71
| 624
| 169
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 89
| 81
| 732
| 196
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 2002
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 56
| 53
| 424
| 88
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 47
| 45
| 348.2
| 75
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 11
| 8
| 75.1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 32
| 23
| 201.2
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 2003
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 6
| 2
| 22.2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 2003
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 23
| 19
| 153
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 9
| 2
| 26
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 29
| 23
| 197.2
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 328
| 237
| 2198.1
| 558
| 24
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 248
| 181
| 1637.1
| 428
| 16
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 68
| 33
| 363.1
| 74
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Francisco Giants (January 6, 1994).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Ryan Vogelsong to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jason Schmidt and John Vander Wal (July 30, 2001).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 20, 2002).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 15, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 1, 2003).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (February 3, 2004).
- Released by Florida Marlins (March 26, 2004).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (July 6, 2004).
- Sent to St. Louis Cardinals by Baltimore Orioles for future considerations (July 27, 2004).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (August 23, 2004).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 27, 2005).
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