The Texas Rangers were expected to be a favorite to win the World Series this season, but the production of outfielder Alex Rios seems to be the only thing going as planned so far. The versatile offensive weapon is hitting .316 with three homers, 29 RBI and eleven steals.

Texas, however, has struggled to stay above water this season, and slugger Prince Fielder will miss the remainder of the season with a neck injury. Fielder's injury has not seemed to hurt the team so far given that he was not playing well before being placed on the DL, but it could eventually hurt Rios as the season moves on.

Slated as the fifth hitter, Rios was supposed to hit behind Fielder and third baseman Adrian Beltre in a spot that should be expected to drive in a plethora of runs. Fielder's injury and the lackluster play of both Beltre and two-hitter Elvis Andrus has made it tougher for Rios to put up bigger numbers in the RBI category.

But do your opponents know that? Probably not. They will probably look at Rios's .316 average and eleven steals and swipe him right up if you throw him to the sharks.

Speaking of that .316 average, expect it to drop a little bit.

Rios is a career .280 hitter and has always been consistent offensively, but the highest average he has ever had was .304 in 2012. In fact, 2006 was the only other season that Rios hit above .300; this time at .302.

He has a proven track record and is a solid hitter, but is seems uncharacteristic for Rios to maintain an average much better than any other year in his career  at 33 years old.

Keeping Rios wouldn't be a terrible idea as he is a decent producer in every area, but you could certainly get a good return for him if you bait one of your opponents into pulling the trigger.