Enough Already

Another game, another bunch of strikeouts for White Sox centerfielder Luis Robert Jr. Yesterday, Robert racked up three more in a 2-1 Sox loss to the Orioles. If you go by at-bats, Robert is striking out 34.6 percent of the time; by total plate appearances, it’s a slightly less egregious 30 percent. Oh, and he’s batting .187 with five homeruns; 20 RBIs and 24 runs scored. The major-league leading 20 stolen bases hardly make up for any of the other stats. If the Sox and Robert were ever in sync, that ended a long time ago. The situation is so bad right now that Robert can’t do the one thing he needs to for a change of scenery, and that’s hit. Not many teams will trade for a player having the kind of season Robert is. Check that, the onetime projected cornerstone could get a change of scenery another way. All it would take is for the front office to DFA him. Unfortunately, that’s looking more and more likely.