
While brushing off winter trade rumors and vowing to play "smarter" early in the season, White Sox centerfielder Luis Robert Jr. reported to spring training on Monday as one of the few veterans left on a team that lost 121 games a season ago.
"We are not going to have someone designated for that role," Venable said at spring training on Thursday. "We are going to use it to get guys off their feet, to be able to match up defensively, and to kind of leave that open as a way to do all those things." The White Sox don't have a player who profiles best as a designated hitter but have plenty of outfielders, so this feels like a good way to ensure that four of Mike Tauchman, Andrew Benintendi, Luis Robert Jr., Austin Slater, and Michael A. Taylor can all get consistent at-bats.
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The second White Sox rebuild of the past decade has stripped the roster of nearly all its notable veterans, but center fielder Luis Robert Jr. stands as a holdover from the team’s brief two-year run as a playoff club and a still-prominent trade candidate. Had Robert enjoyed a healthy 2024 campaign he’d likely already be…
The second White Sox rebuild of the past decade has stripped the roster of nearly all its notable veterans, but center fielder Luis Robert Jr. stands as a holdover from the team’s brief two-year run as a playoff club and a still-prominent trade candidate. Had Robert enjoyed a healthy 2024 campaign he’d likely already be…