3 Chicago White Sox trade packages with the Baltimore Orioles for Luis Robert Jr.
The Baltimore Orioles may be a team that considers trading for Luis Robert Jr. over the next few months.
Luis Robert Jr. is someone that the Chicago White Sox are going to trade away for a haul. He is a great talent that has the potential to be a top-10 position player in the league.
If he can stay healthy, the sky is the limit based on the tools he has. Playing for a better team is also something that would help him be even better.
A team like the Baltimore Orioles comes to mind. They can afford to acquire him because he's on the cheaper side and he makes sense for their current situation.
Right now, the O's are one of the best teams in baseball but they could use another bat to put their offense over the edge. He would be a much better option for them than Cedric Mullins right now who has struggled this season.
He'd improve their lineup with his bat and his Gold Glove defense would make the entire outfield even better defensively.
If they want to actually make a deep run in the playoffs this year, a guy like Robert could really help. One of these three trade packages might get it done:
The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox could get a great deal done
To Orioles: Luis Robert Jr.
To White Sox: Samuel Basallo, Connor Norby, Seth Johnson
The Chicago White Sox want prospects back in a Luis Robert Jr. trade. That makes sense considering they are the worst team in baseball and the future is the only positive spin they can put on anything.
Samuel Basallo is the number two prospect in the Orioles organization. He is also the number 13 prospect in all of baseball. It is unclear if he'll stick with catching or move to first base.
Whether Basallo is in Baltimore or Chicago, he'd probably serve more as a first baseman. The Orioles have a franchise catcher in Adley Rutschman and the White Sox are hoping they do in Korey Lee or Edgar Quero (or both).
Either way, Basallo is a complete stud and a player that the White Sox can build around. The Orioles have developed all of these guys very well in their minor league system.
Connor Norby is the number six prospect in Baltimore's system as a 2B/OF. Seth Johnson is their number ten prospect as a right-handed pitcher. This trade package has depth and could potentially help the organization in all areas of the baseball diamond.
The Chicago White Sox should be swinging for the fences with this trade
To Orioles, Luis Robert Jr.
To White Sox: Jackson Holliday, Max Wagner
Do the Orioles want to win the World Series? This season doesn't have a clear frontrunner in terms of their play so far through June. Anybody, including Baltimore, can win.
That is especially true if they acquired an elite offensive centerfielder who also happens to play Gold Glove-caliber defense. Luis Robert Jr. could be one of the key additions to that lineup.
How bad do they want it? What are they willing to give up? Would they trade the number one prospect in all of baseball? They should at least consider it.
Jackson Holliday is that guy right now. He has made his MLB debut already but he has a bit more seasoning to do in AAA before he's truly going to be ready. He is a middle infielder who could play short or second.
The Orioles have already developed so many number one prospects of theirs into stars and now it is time for them to go for it. To get a player as good as Robert to help them, Holliday may be involved in the conversations.
It is unlikely that this trade ever goes down but the Orioles may not be getting anyone of consequence added to their lineup unless they are willing to pay for it. The contention window will only be open for so long.
Robert Jr. is a proven star and Holliday is not despite his potential. That is why this must be considered. It is also why Max Wagner is going back in the package as well. He is an infield prospect who ranks 14th in Baltimore's system.
The Chicago White Sox can go for quantity in a Luis Robert Jr deal
To Orioles: Luis Robert Jr.
To White Sox: Coby Mayo, Heston Kjerstad, Dylan Beavers, Jud Fabian, Billy Cook
The Baltimore Orioles have every reason to acquire Luis Robert Jr. They already have an argument for the best overall roster in the game.
Adding a guy like this would make it even better. He'd bring so much to the table that Cedric Mullins can't on both sides of the baseball.
The only reason it would be a risk for the Orioles is his injury history. On the flip side, the only reason it would be a risk for the White Sox is the fact that prospects are prospects until they prove they are good MLB players.
Coby Mayo and Heston Kjerstad are the 19th and 20th-ranked prospects in the world and would look great co-headlining this trade package. Dylan Beavers, Jud Fabian, and Billy Cook are also top-30 Orioles prospects looking for a chance to become MLB players.
All of them would certainly have a better (quicker) chance of realizing that dream with the White Sox. It is unclear how the Sox would handle/develop them but they would all boost the organization.
Whenever a star like Luis Robert Jr. is on the trade block, it is hard to gauge what the return for a player like that will be. Until it happens, we will just have to make projections. One clear thing is that the White Sox need to be smart with it.
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