Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Sat 8/7/21 7:48 AM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets went 1-for-1 with an RBI as a pinch hitter in Friday's 8-6 extra-inning win over the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
Sheets delivered what turned out to be the game-winning run with a 10th-inning, pinch-hit single for Seby Zavala. He's been a great help to the White Sox while they managed several outfield injuries, knocking six home runs and driving in 16 over 28 games, but his days on the roster could be numbered. Luis Robert (hip) is expected to be reinstated following the weekend, and Sheets is a prime candidate to lose his roster spot.
Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Fri 8/6/21 11:56 AM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets will sit Friday against the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
Sheets finds himself on the bench for the third time in four games. It's possible he sits for the next two games as well, as the White Sox will be without a designated hitter at Wrigley Field. Jose Abreu starts at first base Friday, with Eloy Jimenez and Andrew Vaughn patrolling the outfield corners.
Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Thu 8/5/21 4:21 PM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets isn't starting Thursday's game against the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
Sheets went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Wednesday, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Andrew Vaughn will shift to right field while Leury Garcia enters the lineup in left.
Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Tue 8/3/21 4:24 PM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals, Vinnie Duber of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
EDGE Analysis
Sheets has recorded one hit in each of his last four games and is hitting .189 with a double and a home run in his last 10. Leury Garcia is starting in right field Tuesday.
Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Wed 7/28/21 5:04 PM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Kansas City.
EDGE Analysis
Sheets went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and a strikeout Tuesday, but he'll return to the bench with left-hander Kris Bubic starting for the Royals. Leury Garcia will shift to right field while Danny Mendick starts at the keystone.
Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Tue 7/27/21 11:53 PM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Tuesday against the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
Sheets took Brad Keller yard in the fourth inning to record his sixth home run of the season. It was a well-timed knock, as the return of Eloy Jimenez will put pressure on Sheets to produce or risk losing out on playing time in the outfield. Despite that threat, Sheets has managed a strong skills profile across 74 plate appearances to this point in the season. Though he's hitting just .231, he's struck out at only a 21.6 percent clip and has been hampered by a .205 BABIP. Sheets has also displayed plenty of power, maintaining a .569 slugging percentage and .338 ISO.
Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Mon 7/26/21 6:25 PM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets will sit Monday against the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
Sheets hits the bench after starting two straight games and four of the last six in right field. Adam Engel will fill that position Monday.
Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Wed 7/21/21 4:35 PM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Even with right-hander Michael Pineda starting for Minnesota, Sheets will get a day off after he went 1-for-7 with a three-run homer and three strikeouts across the last two games. Jake Burger will serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh.
Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Mon 7/19/21 10:58 PM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets allowed 1-for-3 with a three-run shot in a win over the Twins in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader.
EDGE Analysis
Sheets took Jose Berrios deep for a three-run, walkoff shot in the seventh inning. He's homered in each of his last two games and racked up five through 48 at-bats to start his MLB career. The 25-year-old lefty is slashing .245/.333/.633 with nine extra-base hits and 14 RBI.
Gavin Sheets 1B/LF/RF/DH SD Mon 7/19/21 2:08 PM
Gavin Sheets
1B/LF/RF/DH SD
Sheets is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Sheets was unsurprisingly on the bench Sunday against Astros southpaw Framber Valdez, but the rookie's continued absence from the lineup Monday versus a right-hander (Griffin Jax) perhaps signals that his hold on an everyday gig could be slipping. Yoan Moncada will get another turn as Chicago's designated hitter, opening up a second straight start at third base for Jake Burger, who looks like Sheets' primary competition for a regular lineup spot.