Luis Robert Jr. Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/3/1997 (25)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- None
Luis Robert Jr. Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Luis Robert Jr. News
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. is back in the team's Cactus League lineup on Thursday against the San Francisco Giants and left-hander Sean Manaea after playing for Team Cuba in the World Baseball Classic. Robert is manning center field and batting second in the lineup. The 25-year-old slugger went 7-for-27 with a double and four RBI for Team Cuba, and he returns to a poor .182 average (2-for-11) in just four spring games. Robert played in a career-high 98 games in 2022, so durability has been an issue for him in his three MLB seasons. But he hit .284/.319/.426 with a .746 OPS, 12 home runs, 56 RBI, 54 runs scored and 11 stolen bases last year when healthy. For his upside alone, Robert should be viewed as a top-15 fantasy outfielder.
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (wrist) says he is healthy this spring after spending the winter doing more on-field work and baseball-specific activity in Florida, as opposed to previous offseasons when he just worked out a lot in the batting cages. Part of it was the fact that he had to be game-ready sooner in order to play in the World Baseball Classic in 2023 for Cuba. A bout with COVID-19, vision issues and a wrist injury limited Robert to a career-high 98 games played in 2022. He hit .284/.319/.426 with a .746 OPS, 12 home runs, 56 RBI, 54 runs scored and career-high 11 stolen bases. He also had a career-low 19.2% strikeout rate. As manager Pedro Grifol says, Robert has MVP potential if he can ever stay healthy for a full season.
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert (wrist) was placed on the 10-day IL on Saturday with a sprained left wrist. The wrist has been bothering Robert for quite some time, as he originally sprained it on August 12 and has played in only 15 games since then. With the White Sox falling out of the race, they wouldn't want to push their star outfielder in meaningless games. They maintain that the injury in just an issue that needs rest, so he isn't expected to undergo surgery and should be ready to go for next season. Overall, it is another injury-riddled season for the 25-year-old, who has yet to reach 100 games played in any single season. He was good when healthy, although his power numbers didn't quite match up to lofty expectations. He will be a hard player to rank going into next season, as he still has sky-high potential, but injuries and the aforementioned lack of power may hurt his value.
Batting Order
| 1 | Elvis Andrus |
| 2 | Romy Gonzalez |
| 3 | Andrew Vaughn |
| 4 | Gavin Sheets |
| 5 | Seby Zavala |
| 6 | Oscar Colas |
| 7 | Moises Castillo |
| 8 | DJ Gladney |
| 9 | Wes Kath |
Luis Robert Jr. Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Elvis Andrus |
| 2 | Romy Gonzalez |
| 3 | Andrew Vaughn |
| 4 | Gavin Sheets |
| 5 | Seby Zavala |
| 6 | Oscar Colas |
| 7 | Moises Castillo |
| 8 | DJ Gladney |
| 9 | Wes Kath |
Few hitters busted as hard as Robert did in 2022. After routinely being picked in the first round, he hit just 12 homers and stole 11 bases across 400 plate appearances and slugged a disappointing .426. There were plenty of injuries to blame here, but that has become a running theme in this guys' young career. What we did see again is incredible bat speed (max exit velocity of 117.8 miles per hour), and above-average foot speed (65th percentile). There is no doubting Robert's incredible fantasy ceiling, but the health questions reign supreme here. He swings the bat a ton (61.5%, the third-highest swing rate in the league) and that leads to almost no walks (4%), but he has the tools to turn in a 30-homer, 30-steal, .280+ batting average season, and I imagine that at some point he will accomplish something very close to that. Given a fresh slate of health and 150+ games played in 2023, there's little doubt Robert will smash his ADP which is currently above pick 40. Taking him in the first five rounds could pay off big time, but it's hard to call him anything but a very risky investment right now.
