Yacksel Rios

Yacksel Rios

32-Year-Old PitcherRP
Chicago Cubs AAA
2026 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Yacksel Rios in 2026. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in January of 2026.
Outrighted to Triple-A
PChicago Cubs  AAA
May 7, 2026
The Cubs outrighted Rios to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday.
Analysis
Rios had been removed from the 40-man roster and went unclaimed on waivers. The 32-year-old reliever has the ability to decline the outright assignment and elect free agency, but it's unclear what he plans to do. Rios tossed 1.2 scoreless innings in his lone outing with the Cubs.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Yacksel Rios generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Yacksel Rios generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Since 2024vs Right .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2026vs Left .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
2026vs Right .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Since 2024Away 0.00 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 10.8 0.0 0.0
2026Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026Away 0.00 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 10.8 0.0 0.0
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
 
 
-37%
BAA vs LHP
2026
 
 
-53%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-28%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .178 91 21 16 13 5 1 3
Since 2024vs Right .284 107 19 14 25 4 0 5
2026vs Left .167 36 6 5 5 1 1 2
2026vs Right .357 17 2 2 5 0 0 3
2025vs Left .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right .375 9 2 0 3 0 0 1
2024vs Left .186 54 15 10 8 4 0 1
2024vs Right .258 81 15 12 17 4 0 1
Stat Review
How does Yacksel Rios compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
0.00
 
K/9
10.8
 
BB/9
0.0
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
98.3 mph
 
ERA
0.00
 
WHIP
0.00
 
BABIP
.000
 
GB/FB
1.00
 
Left On Base
0.0%
 
Exit Velocity
86.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
2150 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%
 
Swinging Strike
15.4%
 
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Dropped from 40-man roster
PChicago Cubs  AAA
May 3, 2026
The Cubs designated Rios for assignment Sunday.
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Gets call to majors
PChicago Cubs  AAA
April 26, 2026
The Cubs selected Rios' contract from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.
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Latches on with Cubs
PChicago Cubs  AAA
January 17, 2026
Rios signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Saturday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
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Returns from 60-day IL
PNew York Mets  AAA
September 22, 2025
Rios (undisclosed) was activated from the 60-day injured list Thursday.
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Heading to minor-league camp
PNew York Mets  AAA
March 9, 2025
The Mets reassigned Rios to minor-league camp Sunday.
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