Luis Robert Jr is the last star standing from the Chicago White Sox’s brief playoff era. In the three years since that window slammed shut, the franchise has endured the worst stretch in baseball (162–324) and plunged into a full-scale rebuild on the South Side. The 28-year-old outfielder has been a constant in trade rumors, but his uneven play and ongoing injury issues have raised red flags for potential suitors. On Tuesday, Chicago exercised its $20 million club option for 2026 — a move some saw as a commitment to keeping Robert long term. MLB insider Jon Morosi doesn’t buy that interpretation. “I think the answer is no,” Morosi said Wednesday on MLB Network. “Because there are enough teams out there for whom Robert would be a meaningful upgrade at the outfield position.” Robert is coming off an up-and-down 2025 campaign (.223, 14 HR, 53 RBI in 110 games), another reminder of how far he’s drifted from his 2023 breakout — when he hit 38 homers, drove in 80 runs and looked like an emerging superstar. Since tRead More