Luis Robert is developing into a transcendent star, right in front of our eyes.
A grade-three strain of his right hip flexor suffered on May 2 against Cleveland shelved the Cuban product through the All-Star break. Robert didn’t require surgery, but any time a ballplayer’s kinetic chain comes into play, there’s justified cause for concern.
Luckily, since returning to the White Sox lineup in August, the 24-year-old has shown no signs of being hindered. In fact, the otherworldly center fielder has leveled up his game considerably.
After arriving in the majors with all the pomp and circumstance a prospect of Robert’s ilk warranted, the young phenom busted out of the gate but — as is natural for a neophyte — struggled to adjust with major league pitching (and advance scouting departments).