Gavin Sheets DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

San Diego Padres first baseman Gavin Sheets had an excellent game in his team's 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Sheets went 2-for-5 with a triple and four RBI, but it wasn't quite enough to edge the Giants in the contest. The veteran kicked off the scoring in the game with a two-run triple in the first inning and later tacked on a two-run single in the fifth. Sheets is thriving in his first season with the Padres, hitting .263 with 11 homers, 23 runs, 38 RBI, and one steal across 186 at-bats, putting him well on pace to establish new career highs across the board after spending the first five years of his career with the Chicago White Sox.

San Diego Padres outfielder Gavin Sheets (head) is serving as the designated hitter and batting fifth on Tuesday against the division-rival San Francisco Giants and right-hander Landen Roupp at Oracle Park. Sheets took Monday's series-opener win in San Francisco off after running into the left-field fence full speed in Sunday's win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and leaving the game early. The 29-year-old apparently cleared the league's concussion protocol and might only be dealing with a bruised ego after a face-first collision with the wall. While he's surprisingly been one of the Friars' hotter bats so far in 2025, Sheets has two hits in his last 18 at-bats over seven games to drop his season slash line to .266/.321/.492 with an .813 OPS. Sheets has provided plenty of pop with 11 long balls and 34 RBI in 177 at-bats. He's hitless in just one career at-bats versus Roupp.

San Diego Padres outfielder/designated hitter Gavin Sheets (head) is not in the team's starting lineup for Monday's series opener at Oracle Park against the division-rival San Francisco Giants. Tyler Wade will start in left field and bat seventh against Giants right-hander Logan Webb, with third baseman Manny Machado serving as the DH. Jose Iglesias is at the hot corner and is hitting eighth. Although Wade has four hits and an RBI in 10 career at-bats in his career against Webb, fantasy managers setting DFS lineups should avoid him as a sleeper. Sheets, who has been one of SD's best bats in 2025, suffered multiple injuries in Sunday's series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates when he crashed into the left-field wall face-first. Although Sheets is considered day-to-day for now, it's still possible he requires a stint on the injured list.