TIME TO CATCH UP ON THE WHITE SOX ROOKIE'S EARLY CARD RELEASES

BY RYAN CRACKNELL

The Chicago White Sox have had a parade of promising prospects in recent years. With Luis Robert, the best might have just arrived. How good? Enough so that Topps and Panini got permission to start the Luis Robert Rookie Card offerings before his official MLB debut.

The Cuban-born outfielder comes with quite the toolbox of skills: power, average, speed, defense. If he continues to put it all together, the South Side has a superstar in the making. Playing alongside Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada, the trio make a formidable foundation for the Chicago lineup.

Robert originally signed with the White Sox in 2017 after defecting from Cuba. After spending the next couple of seasons progressing through the minors, the Sox locked Robert down with a $50 million, six-year contract. With a deal like that, it’s safe to expect that the young slugger will make the Opening Day roster when baseball returns.

Within a few months of signing with the team, the first Luis Robert prospect cards appeared courtesy of Panini and their late 2017 sets. Topps followed in 2018 with Robert’s first MLB prospect cards. Hot since their release, a steady flow continued over the next couple of years.

With the first Luis Robert Rookie Cards already here, collectors can expect them to appear in products throughout the year. The end result should be a sizeable lineup of RCs, autographs and other inserts.