TORONTO - Alex Rios expects to remain a member of the Toronto Blue Jays despite reports that an unidentified team has put in a waiver claim for him.
The right-fielder had little to say beyond that on the matter when asked for his reaction prior to Saturdays game against the Baltimore Orioles.
`I dont know,' he said. `Ive heard that most of the players go through waivers after the deadline is over. I guess its a normal process.
`I guess I cant do anything if I get traded, and I'm going to have to go to wherever I get traded to. But that at this point I'm thinking that I'm staying here. That's the way I have to think about it.'
Its a usual procedure once the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline passes for teams to try to clear as many of their players as possible through waivers in case trade opportunities arise. Its also a way for teams to determine if there is interest in their players and to determine if there is a chance for a trade later.
If a claim has been put in for Rios, the Blue Jays could try to work out a trade with that team, or they can let him go to that team who would accept all that is left of his contract, or they can pull the player off waivers and keep him.
