Chicago White Sox acquire outfielder Will Robertson from Toronto Blue Jays following loss in series finale
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According to James Fagan of Sox Machine, the Chicago White Sox are acquiring outfielder Will Robertson from the Toronto Blue Jays. Jeffery Cole was the first on it.
Family friend of Will Robertson (of the Jays) just informed me he has been traded to the white sox. We know anything about other peripherals of this deal? Jeffrey Cole
Can confirm the White Sox are acquiring outfielder Will Robertson. Was DFA'd earlier this week by the Blue Jays. The 27-year-old hit .292/.403/.578 with 14 home runs in 62 games for Triple-A Buffalo this year, appeared at all three outfield spots. - James Fagan.
Chicago already has an opening on the 40-man roster after outrighting former Blue Jays infielder Vinny Capra.
They'll use the spot to take a flier on Robertson, a 27-year-old with three major league games under his belt.
The Jays promoted the lefty-hitting outfielder in the middle of June.
He was optioned back to Triple-A a little over a week later and DFA last week when Ryan Burr returned from the 60-day injured list.
A Creighton product, Robertson was Toronto's fourth-round pick in 2019. He has never been a huge prospect, but he's hitting well in his second season at the Triple-A level.
Robertson has connected on 14 homers with a .292/.403/.578 slash line in 62 minor league games this year.
He has taken walks at a massive 15.5% clip while striking out around a quarter of the time.
Robertson crushed the ball at Triple-A this year to the tune of a .288/.410/.582 slash line (159 wRC+) in 51 game to break down the door to the majors and force himself onto the big league roster for the first time in his career.
He ultimately appeared in just three games at the big league level, however, and struck out in seven of his 12 plate appearances in the majors.
He did notch his first big league hit before getting sent back down, however, and since then he's continued to hit at a high level in the minors.
The Jays have a fairly deep outfield and didn't give Robertson an opportunity to see how much of that Triple-A production he could carry over against big league pitching. He has a bit of center field experience but fits better in a corner.
The White Sox could look to trade Luis Robert Jr., Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman this month.
Backup outfielders Austin Slater and Michael A. Taylor could also be traded or let go. They should be able to find a taker for Tauchman, who has taken the starting right field job behind a .297/.379/.459 showing. Robertson might begin his organizational tenure on optional assignment to Triple-A Charlotte but should be in line for decent playing time after the deadline.
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