"Ríos is a 32-year-old righty who has logged parts of six seasons in the majors. The Puerto Rico native got the majority of his work early in his career as a member of the Phillies. He saw more limited action with the Pirates, Mariners, Red Sox and Athletics between 2019-23. Ríos has spent the last two seasons in the Mets organization without getting a look at the MLB level."
"That's in large part due to health concerns. Ríos had a 3.30 ERA over 30 Triple-A innings in 2024 before suffering an injury towards the end of June. He missed the remainder of the season and essentially all of 2025. Ríos pitched in the low minors on a rehab assignment but didn't make it back to Triple-A until the middle of September. He gave up four runs in his first appearance, then tossed a perfect frame with a strikeout to close his season."
"Ríos owns a 6.32 ERA in a little less than 100 innings at the big league level. He has tossed 200 1/3 frames of 4.13 ERA ball with a 24.5% strikeout rate in his Triple-A career. Ríos averaged 97 MPH on his fastball during his brief Triple-A work last year. He's unlikely to get serious consideration for an Opening Day job but should work as a hard-throwing depth piece for Triple-A Iowa."
The Cubs agreed to a minor-league deal with reliever Yacksel Ríos. He elected minor-league free agency earlier in the offseason. Ríos is a 32-year-old right-hander with parts of six major-league seasons, earning most early career work with the Phillies and later brief stints with the Pirates, Mariners, Red Sox and Athletics. He spent the last two seasons in the Mets organization without a major-league call largely because of injury. Ríos posted a 3.30 ERA across 30 Triple-A innings in 2024 before a June injury that cost most of 2024–25. He owns a 6.32 MLB ERA, a 4.13 Triple-A ERA over 200 1/3 innings with a 24.5% strikeout rate, and averaged a 97 MPH fastball last year. He projects as a hard-throwing depth piece for Triple-A Iowa.
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