Sharing Sox Podcast 143 — Give Luis his freedom! — 2025-05-03

Recording on the day after Luis Robert Jr. stole a grand slam and then knocked in four runs himself, duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and (while he’s in a play in Cincinnati) Ohio Valley correspondent, Will, call for the White Sox to trade Luis before another game is played, taking whatever a contending team will offer. Said urging by people who are very much his fans is not just so the Sox can perhaps pick up a decent prospect, or at least a top-of-the-line parking lot attendant, but to free Robert from captivity and let him play in meaningful games where his immense skills can be useful and he can enjoy the game.

This won’t happen, of course, but at least we were pulling for you, Luis.

On the bright side, the duo cover the excellent appearance of Edgar Quero and the post-adjustment success thus far of Miguel Vargas, and what appears to be a pleasant abundance of catching talent. This being the White Sox, the bright side on position players is limited, so the conversation ventures to the darker aspects, of which there are many, most notably Andrew Vaughn.

Five years in, the excuses for Vaughn’s weakness (now 0.0 bWAR for his career), while often valid, are wearing thinner than a Swedish pancake, so the question is asked, “Why won’t they give Tim Elko a chance?” Elko is tearing up Triple-A ball in Charlotte, so why not find out if he’s strictly a AAAA player, or if he can hack it in the majors? He can’t be worse than Vaughn defensively, because Charles Comiskey himself would be better, even while deceased — and maybe he can hit.

Otherwise, there is disagreement over whether to let youngsters take over and sit the 30+ has-beens or never-weres when they’re off the IL, and much praise for the excellent performance of the young starting pitchers. Will even ventures into the possibility the team could be adequate by 2027 or 2028.

Oh, yeah — Will also has a rant against the Colorado Rockies, for apparently trying to destroy the White Sox record for ineptitude just one year after it was set, leaving Sox fans nothing to strive for this season.

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