Trade Pitch Moves White Sox's Luis Robert Jr. to Phillies originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Once a mainstay in the heart of the Sox' order, Robert is hitting .190 with six home runs — and hurting general manager Chris Getz' leverage as the trade deadline nears.

In years past, the White Sox have been stingy in their demands for the $50 million outfielder, but according to a new article from Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic, the Padres got a bit of good news in their pursuit of the White Sox slugger.