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After a disappointing end to the 2025 season, there is certain to be some change to the New York Yankees<\/a> lineup. One suggested change could bring in a guy who has been on their radar screen for a while.<\/p>\n The Yankees are expected to take a serious look at Chicago White Sox<\/a> outfielder Luis Robert Jr.<\/a> this offseason. And while no formal contact has yet been made, early indications suggest<\/a> the Bronx front office sees plenty of upside in the 28-year-old\u2019s profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the \u201cFireside Yankees\u201d podcast<\/a>, Ryan Garcia said that people familiar with the situation cite Robert as a player the Yankees \u201cbelieve can make an impact positively on their roster,\u201d and he expects New York to at least \u201cmake a phone call to the White Sox\u201d in the coming weeks to explore what a deal might look like.<\/p>\n Robert\u2019s name has lingered on trade boards<\/a> for more than a year now, and the timing may finally align for a move. The White Sox are mired in a rebuild that\u2019s dragged out longer than anyone in Chicago cares to admit, and Robert \u2013 talented, athletic, and frequently injured \u2013 has become both a valuable trade chip and a frustrating reminder of what could have been.<\/p>\n In 2025, he hit .223 with a .297 on-base percentage and .661 OPS over 110 games, adding 14 home runs and 33 stolen bases. At face value, that\u2019s not the kind of line that screams \u201cYankees target.\u201d But a closer look reveals why New York might see more.<\/p>\n Closer Look Reveals Potential Offensive Upside for Luis Robert Jr.<\/p>\n Robert\u2019s expected OPS checked in around .761 \u2013 roughly 100 points higher than his actual number \u2013 suggesting a hefty dose of bad luck weighed down his season. Finishing in the .760-.770 range<\/a> would have put Robert in the top 70 of the league among several productive hitters on contending teams such as Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a>, Randy Arozarena and Alejandro Kirk.<\/p>\n \u201cThese are guys who are firmly above average offensively,\u201d Garcia stressed.<\/p>\n Defensively, Robert remains elite. His seven fielding runs saved and seven outs above average in center field last season reaffirm his value as one of the game\u2019s best at the position. For a team like the Yankees, whose outfield defense has been inconsistent in recent years, Robert\u2019s glove alone would make him a stabilizing addition.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an excellent, excellent center fielder,\u201d Garcia stressed. \u201cHe\u2019s got great instincts. He moves very well. His arm has usually lagged behind his range throughout his career, but the range is elite, and I think that\u2019s the most important tool when we talk about a center fielder.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s also evidence that Robert\u2019s approach at the plate quietly improved. His walk rate rose to 9.3%, the best of his career, while his chase rate dropped to a personal low. He made more contact, swung and missed less often, and posted a walk-to-strikeout ratio nearly identical to the league average. In short: the process looked better, even if the results didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that there were strides made in his game, and I think the Yankees see those things as well,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n And don\u2019t forget Robert\u2019s top-tier status on the basepaths, with 33 stolen bases in his 110 games.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an excellent base runner. He has been throughout his career,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cSo, I still believe that Luis Robert has it in there to be a good big league hitter.\u201d<\/p>\n Change of Scenery Could Bring Luis Robert Jr. Back to Superstar Level<\/p>\n The red flag, as always, is health. Robert has yet to play more than 145 games in a season, missing significant time in four of the last five years. He\u2019s had just one fully healthy campaign since his 2020 debut, and even then, that year was shortened by the pandemic.<\/p>\n Still, Garcia suggested the Yankees\u2019 interest isn\u2019t tied to acquiring a perfect player \u2013 just one with a path back to being a difference-maker. And one for whom a change of scenery might be exactly what\u2019s needed.<\/p>\n Jones has spent the last two years mired in a losing environment on the South Side, playing for an organization that has fallen into dysfunction. A move to the Bronx, and a clubhouse built around winning, could help unlock the player many scouts once projected as a perennial All-Star.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a guy who\u2019s played for a miserably bad White Sox organization for two years now, who\u2019s had nothing to play for for two years,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s crazy to suggest that putting him in an environment where these games matter, where there\u2019s something to play for, where there\u2019s an attainable goal, where there\u2019s not this, you know, just toxic, toxic infrastructure around you, this toxic environment. I think if you pull him away from that and you put him in an organization like the Yankees where winning and being a winner, there\u2019s something to play for. There\u2019s something to play for. There is something to play for any given day, you\u2019re going to go to the postseason. I say this all to say Luis Robert Jr. is someone who I believe can be an excellent, excellent impact player.\u201d<\/p>\n The Yankees aren\u2019t there yet. They haven\u2019t made the call. But the interest is real, the potential fit obvious, and the opportunity \u2013 for both Robert and the Yankees \u2013 feels like one that\u2019s been waiting to happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman After a disappointing end to the 2025 season, there is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-34104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}