Did Luis Robert Jr. have the best season ever by a White Sox center fielder?

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

There are many things we’d like to forget about 2023, but Luis Robert’s breakthrough season is definitely one to remember! Chuck Garfien and Chris Kamka go inside the numbers to see if Robert had the best season ever by a White Sox center fielder dating back to the beginning of the franchise in 1901. Plus, how much did the White Sox offense drag down his numbers? And what if Robert gets even better?

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0:00.0	In the air left field, Luis Robert Jr. has once again electrified this ballpark.
0:17.4	In a season where so many things went wrong for the White Sox,
0:22.7	it is time that we honor the one thing that went, oh, so right.
0:28.2	Luis Robert Jr.
0:30.5	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Garfine.
0:32.2	This is the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you, as always, by our great friends at Win Trust. And entering this season,
0:39.4	what kept holding Robert back from coming close to reaching his potential were injuries. He had yet
0:45.8	to play 100 games in the season, and he was quite aware of it. I mean, he showed up at spring
0:50.1	training this year, and on the first day of camp, he spoke with us in the media, and he said,
0:53.7	his goal was to play 150 games. We ended up playing 145 and he put together by far the best
1:00.7	season of his career. So how great was it? Chris Kamka is back on the podcast, dig into the numbers
1:08.8	as we answer the question. did Louise Robert Jr. have the
1:12.9	best season ever by a White Sox center fielder? And while there might be flaws with his offense,
1:18.7	specifically his plate discipline, here's another what if. What if Robert improves by walking more
1:25.5	and striking out less. What then?
1:28.4	We're going inside Luis Roberts' breakthrough season.
1:31.9	Was it a record breaker for the White Sox?
1:33.7	And what if he gets better?
1:36.1	What is Robert capable of?
1:38.3	That is coming up next.
1:41.2	Get your Win Trust exclusive debit card.
1:43.9	Get your socks card.
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