Luis Robert will no longer be the talk of the Carolina League.
The White Sox on Tuesday promoted their wildly talented outfielder from Class A Winston-Salem to Double-A Birmingham. Robert’s stats at Winston-Salem looked like fake news: He hit .453 with eight homers, five doubles, three triples and 24 RBIs in 19 games. He did strike out 20 times, though.
Robert, 21, is ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the Sox’s system behind Eloy Jimenez, Michael Kopech and Dylan Cease. The Sox shelled out $26 million to sign him out of Cuba in 2017.