"He just looks free up there,” manager Will Venable said. “I think there's some confidence building with him. He's seeing the ball a little bit better. It's very encouraging and great to see."

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White Sox Urged to Make Luis Robert Jr. Decision Amid 'Worst-Case Scenario' originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr.'s season has turned into a disaster.

Robert’s play] was significant on both ends,’’ manager Will Venable said. ‘‘Great to see him drive the ball a couple of times. Obviously, really big plays in the outfield.’’

Here are five players I’m worried about. In a perfect world, Luis Robert Jr. would be crushing the ball for a young, rebuilding Chicago White Sox team that would have the best position player available at this year’s trade deadline. But this isn’t a perfect world, and pretty much the exact opposite has happened for Robert and the White Sox.

The Philadelphia Phillies got bad news on potential trade target Luis Robert Jr., as the New York Yankees are expected to be interested in the Chicago White Sox outfielder.

Luis Robert Jr. is safe at first base after White Sox challenge the out, call is overturned and the White Sox get their first hit of the game

The White Sox held Luis Robert Jr. out of the starting lineup three straight games, in hopes that adjustments would snap him out of his slump.Early returns were positive. In Friday’s 7-2 win over the Royals,

Shane Smith produced the fourth quality start of his rookie season while Luis Robert Jr. belted his first home run in five weeks as the visiting Chicago White Sox claimed a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday in the opener of their three-game series.

Luis Robert Jr. has struggled this season, but he could still help fix the Padres' left field problems if they were to trade for him.