{"id":93240,"date":"2025-06-10T11:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/93240\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T11:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:40:18","slug":"can-chicago-white-sox-of-get-going-at-the-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/93240\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Chicago White Sox OF get going at the plate?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luis Robert Jr. was not in the Chicago White Sox lineup last Tuesday and Wednesday<\/a> against the Detroit Tigers.<\/p>\n

The center fielder spent a portion of those days in the batting cages, looking to shake the slow start that has stretched through the first two months of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt all started with the suggestion of taking that couple of days off to try to take off the stress of the game when you are not getting the results,\u201d Robert said through an interpreter on Friday. \u201cThe other part was working throughout those days and get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert had two hits and three RBIs in his return Friday against the Kansas City Royals at Rate Field. His two-run single in the eighth put the Sox ahead for good in the 7-2 victory<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m a person that I\u2019m open to the suggestions and I just want to get better, too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Robert went 0-for-4 on Saturday with three strikeouts and 0-for-4 Sunday with one RBI.<\/p>\n

But the Sox are processing more than the outcome of his specific at-bats.<\/p>\n

\u201cResults aside, it\u2019s about him being comfortable and confident and continuing to adjust his work habits to where he wants them to be,\u201d manager Will Venable said before Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

Robert didn\u2019t play in three games last week; he also missed Thursday<\/a> against the Tigers while recovering from a ricocheted ball that hit him in the head during his workouts on Wednesday. But \u201cI\u2019m good,\u201d Robert said, when asked how he\u2019s feeling after that incident.<\/p>\n

Robert is aiming to get into a rhythm at the plate after hitting .177 with five home runs and 24 RBIs in 58 games. General manager Chris Getz compared the approach with Robert to the path the Sox took with infielder Miguel Vargas earlier this season which paved the way for the third baseman\u2019s rebound at the plate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cClear his mind, make some physical adjustments to give him confidence in the box,\u201d Getz said before Friday\u2019s game. \u201cHow (Robert) does (Friday) won\u2019t dictate whether we feel like we\u2019re on the right track or not because this game is about continual adjustments. But I know he hasn\u2019t been happy with his production.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that there\u2019s more in there. We expect more. He\u2019s been really strong defensively, which has allowed us to continue to throw him out there. We still feel good when he\u2019s in the lineup. He\u2019s still a threat. Look at what he\u2019s doing on the base paths, creating havoc there, and he\u2019s (tied for second in) the major leagues in stolen bases (21).<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s different ways to bring value to this club. And once we get the offense going, which we\u2019re confident is going to happen, we\u2019re going to feel even better about things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert said he hasn\u2019t made \u201cany big changes,\u201d but did note that he concentrated on letting the ball get deeper on him on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I was so concerned by hitting homers and pulling the ball that I kind of got out of whack,\u201d Robert said. \u201cNow, I\u2019m more focused on hitting the ball to the opposite field and if I pull the ball, it\u2019s good. But that is not my priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also trying not to overthink: \u201cJust be ready for a fastball and react when I\u2019m at home plate.\u201d <\/p>\n

Despite the down year, Robert has still been mentioned in trade speculation. He\u00a0recently made light of the trade talk<\/a>, saying, \u201cI think right now, as my season is going, I don\u2019t think anybody is going to take a chance on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Getz didn\u2019t agree with that assessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is wrong about that,\u201d Getz said. \u201cHe\u2019s not giving himself enough credit because of the value he can bring to a team and a lineup. Now with that being said, he knows he can do better at the plate. I know that statement was him focusing on his offensive game, which that\u2019s where we\u2019re at right now in the effort to improve that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want Luis Robert to go out there and really impact the game in all facets of the game, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re focused on right now and I know Luis is, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The White Sox outfielder is concentrating on the day-to-day process.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you try to do everything in one night, one day, that\u2019s when things get screwed,\u201d Robert said. \u201cThe key is just to go day by day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luis Robert Jr. was not in the Chicago White Sox lineup last Tuesday and Wednesday against the Detroit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2379],"tags":[13378,5,138,49,21891,2561,999,21890,4,396,2562],"class_list":{"0":"post-93240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-white-sox","8":"tag-al-central","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-chicago","11":"tag-chicago-white-sox","12":"tag-chicago-white-sox-hitting","13":"tag-chicagowhitesox","14":"tag-luis-robert-jr","15":"tag-luis-robert-jr-slump","16":"tag-mlb","17":"tag-white-sox","18":"tag-whitesox"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/114658883962236139","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}