The Padres signed Gavin Sheets to a one-year deal over the offseason after the White Sox non-tendered him in November, and the move has paid dividends for the team so far in 2025. Sheets is slashing .249/.312/.423 with a wRC+ of 108 entering the week, and has undoubtedly been a solid bat in the lineup who can also play the field.
But since the team acquired Ryan O’Hearn and Ramón Laureano at the trade deadline from the Baltimore Orioles, we’ve seen less of Gavin Sheets recently. The 29-year-old has been quietly moved to the bench as Laureano takes over in left field while O’Hearn mans the designated hitter spot — and this is exactly how it should be.