http://meadowparty.com/blog/2017/09/21/klawchat-92117/

 

Keith: How do you think the White Sox will handle Luis Robert next season? Has your POV on him changed based on anything you heard from the DSL?

Keith Law: He was way too old for the DSL – most players there are 18 or younger. I assume he’ll start in Kannapolis.

Connor McKnight‏Verified account @C1McKnight 19s19 seconds ago Hahn: Expect Robert will get a big league camp invite then an assignment in either A+ or A-

 

 

Keith Law: He was way too old for the DSL – most players there are 18 or younger.

While there's nothing in this statement to warrant what I'm about to say -- the way Law speaks, imagining him saying just about anything.... makes me think,

 

That dude is a major asshole.

 

Robert progressing quickly

 

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/258...essing-quickly/

James Fegan‏ @JRFegan 23h23 hours ago Hahn expects Luis Robert to participate in the January hitters minicamp but that there’s still visa issues to square away before it’s certain

 

 

Chris Kuc‏Verified account @ChrisKuc 56m56 minutes ago Luis Robert will start season "somewhere in A-Ball," according to White Sox GM Rick Hahn but is expected to spend bulk of his time at Winston-Salem.

 

 

Rowand really breaks down Luis on the Garfien podcast

 

http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/tags/white-sox-talk-podcast

From James Fegan on twitter

 

Renteria raves about the speed and power Luis Robert showed during Dominican instructional league. Said Robert ran to first base off a full swing in 3.56 seconds

Rowand really breaks down Luis on the Garfien podcast

 

http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/tags/white-sox-talk-podcast

Great stuff. Really gets me excited for spring training!

Video probably won't embed but here's Robert taking BP at mini-camp today. Follow link if it doesn't embed.

Luis Robert's first US batting practice.

 

RETWEET if you're excited! pic.twitter.com/DfzqfHrDyN

— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) January 15, 2018

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Link

Robert taking BP

 

https://twitter.com/JRFegan/status/953711340509540352

White Sox Talk‏Verified account @NBCSWhiteSox #MeetTheProspects continues with one of the rebuild's biggest stars! See why the @whitesox are so high on outfielder Luis Robert: http://bit.ly/2GaVPMd

 

 

Any day now, Robert should be taking the field again, correct?

9 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

Any day now, Robert should be taking the field again, correct?

Last report was early in June, so maybe two weeks-ish.

 

 

From todays FG chat

DJ Tanner: Which 2017 International prospects (not named Wander Franco), look to be better than advertised and should rise up the ranks quickly?

12:36

Kiley McDaniel: Luis Robert, Ronny Mauricio, Kristian Robinson, Julio Rodriguez

 

 

 

 

 

7. Luis Robert, OF, White Sox

Robert combines exciting upside with swing-and-miss risk that we've pointed out since he was still in Cuba. That risk showed up more than the upside did in Robert's first season with the White Sox last year, although I think it would be a mistake to take too much away from Robert's 2018 struggles without accounting for the context of his season.

Robert had been in a layoff from competitive baseball since leaving Cuba, then while adjusting to a new country, he never got an opportunity to get his timing back at the plate. He tore a ligament in his thumb that kept him out the first two months of the season, then played for a little less than a month before re-injuring that thumb and missing another month. So Robert played just 50 games between two Class A levels last year, never staying on the field for more than one month at a time. Robert's profile still includes contact and pitch recognition risk, but he also just needs to stay healthy and get a fair opportunity to get his timing back.