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The MLB Trade Deadline is less than a week away and FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray is unloading the rumors that he's hearing regarding top movers like Eugenio Suarez and Luis Robert Jr., and much more in his latest notebook.
Center fielder Luis Robert Jr. is in his sixth season with the Chicago White Sox after making his big-league debut in the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. The right-handed slugger dominated as a rookie, finishing second in American League Rookie of the Year voting and earning a Gold Glove award.
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Luis Robert Jr. is back in the lineup for the Chicago White Sox after missing two games because of adductor soreness
On the surface, this makes some sense. Both Robert and Mark Vientos have shown great promise in the past, but have both struggled mightily this season. However, a deeper look would suggest that the ask for Vientos in a Robert trade is too steep of a price for the Mets to pay.
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Currently half a game behind the NL East-leading New York Mets, manager Rob Thomson and his crew are eyeing their fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs, and if the season ended today, they’d Wild Card their way into September and (hopefully for their sake) beyond.