Yacksel Rios

The Cubs signed RHP Yacksel Ríos to a minor league contract.

Fantasy Impact

The deal includes an invite to spring training. Rios will add relief depth in the Cubs organization.

The Mets reassigned Yacksel Ríos to minor league camp on Sunday, per team reports.

Fantasy Impact

Ríos, a non-roster invitee for the second spring running, couldn’t snag an Opening Day bullpen spot—after MLB stints from 2017-23, he spent 2024 at Triple-A Syracuse with a 3.30 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, and 30:22 K:BB over 30 innings. Fantasy managers in deeper leagues can look elsewhere; his relief role stays in the minors for now.

The Phillies fell to the Marlins in 10 innings on Tuesday, 2-1. Yacksel Rios took the loss, allowing a run on two hits in 1 1/3 innings. He struck out two and walked one. Rios is 3-1 with a 3.21 ERA for the season.

Fantasy Impact

Rios has allowed runs in only three of his 14 outings this season. He's allowed five runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings in those games and only seven hits in 10 1/3 innings in the other 11 games.

The Phillies needed 11 innings to defeat the Pirates on Sunday, 3-2. Yacksel Rios finished the game, allowing a hit and no runs, striking out one. In doing do, he earned his third win of the season without a loss.

Fantasy Impact

Rios, a 24-year old right-handed reliever, has allowed one run on eight hits, three walks and seven strikeouts in eight innings of work. He's appeared in nine games this season and has a 3.63 ERA in 21 career appearances.

Yacksel Rios allowed no runs, one hit and two strikeouts in one inning of relief on Thursday. While not part of the decision, Rios lowered his ERA to 1.50 in eight appearances this season.

Fantasy Impact

Rios is 2-0 and has allowed only a run in six innings of work this season. Strictly a situational pitcher, Rios averages less than an innings per outing. He continues to be very solid, if not somewhat surprising so far this season.