Dodgers Rumors: Potential Trade Package for White Sox Star Luis Robert Revealed
The Los Angeles Dodgers need outfield help as the July 30 trade deadline inches ever closer.
Outside of Teoscar Hernández — who’s been one of the biggest steals of the offseason — the Dodgers have struggled to get consistent production out of the outfield.
Dodgers outfielders have accumulated a total of 2.2 fWAR this year, but Hernández has accumulated 2.0 fWAR by himself. The rest of the outfield has been a revolving door full of struggles.
Fortunately, one of baseball’s best young outfielders on the league’s worst team is available.
The Chicago White Sox are listening to offers on Luis Robert Jr., per Bob Nightengale of USA Today and others, and the Dodgers should be very interested.
Read more: White Sox Reportedly Willing to Trade Luis Robert Jr, Should Dodgers Go All-In?
While it’s been reported over the past few weeks that Robert was likely going to be available, Nightengale provided what a potential Robert package would look like — and it’s hefty.
Nightengale says the White Sox would want a package that’s “greater than what the Padres gave up for Juan Soto at the 2022 deadline.”
So, what did the Padres give up?
While acquiring Soto and Josh Bell, the Padres gave up:
- Shortstop C.J. Abrams, who entered the year as the Padres’ No. 1 overall prospect.
- Outfielder Robert Hassell III, the Padres’ No. 1 overall prospect at the time of the trade.
- Outfielder James Wood, the Padres’ No. 3 prospect.
- Left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore, who entered the year as the Padres’ No. 4 prospect.
- Right-handed pitcher Jarlin Susana, the Padres’ No. 14 prospect.
- First baseman Luke Voit.
So, in total, the Nationals got four top-five prospects, a top-15 pitching prospect, and a major league veteran.
The Dodgers would technically be able to top that package with a loaded farm system, but would it be worth it?
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While Robert is one of baseball’s best outfielders when healthy, health is a big question mark for the 26-year-old.
Robert has only played over 100 games in one season, and this year, he’s played in just 12 after missing nearly two months with a hip injury.
The 2023 season was Robert’s best, when he slashed .264/.315/.542 with 38 home runs, 80 RBIs, and an OPS of .857 in 145 games. However, would that sample size of one full season be enough for the Dodgers to unload their farm system?
That remains to be seen, but based on the Dodgers’ history, it would be unlikely. If the Dodgers didn’t make the deal for Soto, they likely wouldn’t give up even more for Robert.
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WELL SAY IT AGAIN. THE NATIONALS’ 27-28 YEAR OLD LANE THOMAS IS A 5 TOOL PLAYER, WHO’S JUST COMING INTO HIS OWN, AND IS ON A RIDICULOUSLY LOW 1 YEAR CONTRACT. HE WILL BE A FA NEXT YEAR, SO RATHER THAN GIVE UP THE ‘FARM’ AS IN A LUIS ROBERT PKGE, WAIT TIL THE OFF SEASON. IF YOU WANT HIM NOW, LA HAS ENOUGH TO TRADE FOR HIM. OUTMAN, PAGES, GROVE, MILLER, TAYLOR, ETC. THOMAS GIVES LA A SOLID UPSIDE MLB PLAYER, AND COULD EASILY BE THE DODGERS’ CENTERFIELDER FOR THE NEXT 5-7 YEARS!
Taylor has no trade value…perhaps he’ll pick it up in 2nd half, at least enuff to make at least a 50% dump of his 2025.
Miller WILL come back to bight us so keep him. As far as Pages….hmmm, give him another month, he just might be a diamond in the early ruff.
I like your player in CF but we’re not in trouble yet and looks like we can at least give it 30 days to look & see.
Right now, Outman is an unfortunately timed fail…maybe temp but maybe another Gregg Brock.
All said IMHO
No more prima donna superstars that ride the bench injured and strike out tons. Go with Vecchio’s idea and bring in an athletic, hungry, talented ballplayer for which Lane Thomas is. Or someone else like him.
Cramden knows baseball! Smart! Thomas is getting a quarter of what Teoscar gets. He’s a bargain get now for the stretch run at the trade deadline. He was hurt earlier (6 wk MCL sprain) but is on his way back from the injury. Davey Martinez, Washington’s MGR likes him, but the Nats are going nowhere, so GM Mike Rizzo might be interested in getting some pitching help from LA’s farm system for Lane.
Do not give up on Pages. He is going to be a star. CT3 is expendable. Package him in a deal.
Dodgers need to go after Taylor Ward. Hell no on Luis Robert.
At this point who would want him? Its not like you can DH for him. He needs to do like Jose Abreu did for the Astros; Accept a voluntary assignment to the minors (or minor league complex) and get the extra help he needs fixing his approach at the plate, Either that or being DFA’ed. It would be his choice
CT# can’t be packaged….he’s a lead weight right now
Do not give up Miller. The rest are expendable, for Luis Robert, but not all of them, and there are some minor leaguers, including catching prospects and a pitcher or two, who could go. The deal would not include only MLB players. It would mostly be minor league prospects. Luis Robert is not worth as much in trade as Juan Soto. Soto is a much, much better hitter.
Tonight, “Lane Thomas’ 10th-inning sacrifice fly lifts the Nationals over the Tigers 5-4.” Thomas is hitting over 300 since returning fror=m a sprained MCL. Nats MGR, Davey Martinez, bats him 2nd in the lineup, usually saved for the team’s best hitter. Prospects will get this ‘5 tool’ player to LA, and really solidify the Dodgers’ lineup. Remember, most prospects become suspects! Lane Thomas WILL improve, solve, and steady, the unsteady Dodgers outfield!
P.S. MR. FINLEY. UNLESS BOBBY MILLER GETS COMMAND OF HIS PITCHES, MLB HITTERS WILL SIT ON HIS FASTBALL, AND HE WILL FAIL. KNOW THAT MLB HITTERS CAN HIT HI HEAT, ESPECIALLY IF HEAT IS ALL THE PITCHER HAS!
PROOF: GREG MADDUX COULD NOT BREAK A PANE OF GLASS, BUT WON 360 + GAMES IN HIS HOF CAREER! MILLER NEEDS MORE TIME TO DEVELOP, & WE THINK SHEEHAN HAS A BETTER UPSIDE! ANOTHER EXAMPLE, GAVIN STONE, HAD 1 OR 2 PITCHES LAST YEAR & GOT HAMMERED. IN THE OFF SEASON, HE DEVELOPED OTHER PITCHES, CHANGED SPEEDS, LEARNED TO PITCH TO SPOTS, AND NOW IS 7-2 WITH A 2.8 ERA!
Are you kidding me? He’s hitting .180. We don’t need another .180 hitter.