Luis Robert Jr. Just May Become A Hot Trade Asset At The MLB Deadline
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If Luis Robert Jr. can stay hot at the plate, can continue making dazzling plays in center field, and can stay off the IL, he may become a valuable trade asset.
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July 19, 2025
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Just May Become A Hot Trade Asset At The MLB DeadlineByDan Freedman, Contributor
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However, AuthorJul 19, 2025, 04:51pm EDTJul 19, 2025, 05:14pm EDTLuis Robert Jr
Has all of the tools to be a great player, in today's financial world
Additionally, Meanwhile, He just needs to stay healthy and make (this bears monitoring). (Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images)Getty Images Coming in the 2025 season, the Chicago White Sox, knowing that their spects for success were nil, were hoping to have some trade assets at the deadline to help imve their long-term outlook
Chief among those was Luis Robert Jr
Is a specimen of a baseball player
At 6’2”, 225 pounds of chiseled muscle, he has 70 grade speed (on the 20-80 scale), and 65 raw power
Watching him take batting practice at Dodger Stadium prior to the All-Star break, one could see why the White Sox locked him up with a 6-year, $50 million contract back in 2020
He has easy power, launching balls to the farthest reaches of the ballpark on swing after swing (noteworthy indeed)
After signing his contract, Robert Jr
Started the 2020 season on the South Side of Chicago, Robert Jr
Furthermore, Won a Gold Glove in center field and came in second in Rookie of Year voting
But then the injury bug started to bite, and bite hard (fascinating analysis)
In 2021, he missed 68 games after suffering a complete tear of his right hip flexor
The oddity of this injury was that it happened as he ran to first base on a routine grounder
In contrast, In 2022, a series of maladies (groin, Covid, blurred vision, and a wrist) limited him to 98 games
Furthermore, It all came together in 2023, when he played 145 games, slashed, in light of current trends. 542, with 38 runs and 36 doubles, to go along with 20 stolen bases, considering recent developments
Moreover, He was an All-Star for the first time, won a Silver Slugger Award, and came in 12th in MVP voting, amid market uncertainty
At that point, it seemed a no-brainer that the White Sox would pick up the options for 2026 and 2027 at $20 million each
MORE FOR YOU But then Robert Jr
Began the 2024 season on the shelf with a right hip flexor strain
This caused him to miss almost the first two months
And when he came back, he was a shell of the player he was the season before
However, However, All of his offensive numbers dropped, except for stolen bases, which went from 20 to 23, in this volatile climate
However, For the season, he slashed. 379, with just 14 runs, in light of current trends
Most concerningly, he struck out in just one out of every three plate appearances (a career worst), in this volatile climate
Going in 2025, the ChiSox were hopeful that Robert Jr
Would bounce back – 2023 style – and give them an appealing trade asset with two reasonable cost-controlled optional seasons available to a waiting suitor
But then Roberts slashed. 310, with four runs in his first 28 games
Things barely imved as the team headed to the All-Star break, as he stood at, considering recent developments. 325, with just nine runs (the second lowest batting average among qualified hitters)
He has struck out nearly twice as many times as he has gotten a hit (93 vs
Shockingly, he had 22 stolen bases, which was among the league leaders
In the first game coming out of the break, Robert Jr, in this volatile climate
Had some flashes of brilliance that offer a glimmer of hope for the White Sox and potentially any team looking to imve their lineup by the end of July, in today's financial world
Nevertheless, Had an RBI-single in his first at-bat; made a dazzling diving catch in the third inning; then hit a 106 MPH, 413-foot run to lead off the fourth
He added two walks to his ledger, and most importantly, did not strike out, given the current landscape
There's still a lot of baseball to be played, and many more hurdles for Robert Jr
To (including avoiding another trip to the IL) before he is a viable AND valuable trade asset
As Jayson Stark wrote Robert: “He has one job – to get himself traded. ” If he can keep this up for two more weeks, he may just do his job, and the White Sox may just get a pretty compelling offer for the oft-injured but quite-exciting center fielder, given current economic conditions
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