Robert earns promotion to Double-A Birmingham

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 30, 2019) - Dash outfielder Luis Robert, who is rated the 37th-best prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline, has earned his first career promotion to Double-A Birmingham, the White Sox announced on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, left-hander Kyle Kubat and right-hander Jose Nin have also earned promotions to Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte, respectively, and outfielder Steele Walker and right-hander Austin Conway have been promoted from Low-A Kannapolis to Winston-Salem.

Robert, who the White Sox signed for $26 million in May of 2017, leaves the Carolina League sitting atop the circuit in average (.453), home runs (eight), RBIs (24), on-base percentage (.512), slugging percentage (.920), OPS (1.432), triples (three), extra-base hits (16) and total bases (69).
The Cuba native's dominant stretch this season began on Opening Day against the Frederick Keys when he homered in his first two at-bats of the season. Robert went on to win the Carolina League Player of the Week honors for April 4-14. In total, the 21-year-old ended up posting 12 multi-hit efforts in 19 games played, including a four-hit performance on Monday against the Potomac Nationals. Prior to the regular season, Robert posted an .813 slugging percentage in big league Spring Training after earning his second straight non-roster invite.
Kubat returns to the Double-A level after pitching in seven games for the Barons in 2017. In four starts this year with the Dash, the southpaw went 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA. A former Royals farmhand, Kubat was traded over to the White Sox from Kansas City for cash in March of 2017.
Nin, who previously suited up in the Phillies organization, will be pitching at the Triple-A level for the first time in his career. The right-hander yielded a 3.65 ERA in eight outings with the Dash, and he went 3-for-3 in save opportunities. Nin did not allow a run over his last six appearances, spanning nine innings.
A second-round pick by the White Sox in 2018 out of the University of Oklahoma, Walker joins the High-A level for the first time. The 22-year-old dominated with Kannapolis, posting a .365/.437/.581 batting line with 11 extra-base hits in 20 contests.
Conway will also be making his High-A debut with Winston-Salem. A 31st-round pick out of the University of Louisville last year, Conway did not yield a run in five appearances for the Intimidators this season.
The Dash's active roster currently stands at 24 players, one shy of the Carolina League maximum, with six players on the injured list.