Jesús Sánchez DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a walk out of the leadoff spot for the Marlins on Monday night. He homered in the second inning off Randy Vasquez to increase his team's lead to 3-0, but the team's bats went silent for the rest of the night, and the Padres walked off winners in the 11th inning. Sanchez also singled and scored in the first inning but was caught stealing in the fifth inning after working a walk. The home run gives Sanchez three long balls on the season. He's hitting just .231 but has a 41.3% hard-hit rate that should result in his average and slugging trending up if he continues to hit the ball so well. He has hit leadoff in nine of the last 10 games for Miami and has gone 9-for-36 (.250) with four extra-base hits and a .388 wOBA. He's definitely on the radar for DFS and streaming use at this point, and if he keeps producing from the top of the order, he could be fringe mixed-league material soon.

Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez had a great game at the plate and played the hero in Monday's 8-7 walk-off win over the Cubs. Sanchez went 3-for-5 with a single, a triple, a solo home run, four RBI, and two strikeouts. He also stole a base. The 27-year-old got things going, lining a leadoff homer over the right-center fence. He then ended the game in the bottom of the ninth inning with runners on first and second and two outs, lining a pitch down the right-field line, allowing both runners to score and end the game. Sanchez has flashed some fantasy upside at times throughout his career, and he is now slashing .240/.330/.340 with two HR, 12 RBI, and five stolen bases in 115 plate appearances. While he had a productive fantasy day, fantasy managers may want to wait for a longer string of success before trusting Sanchez.

Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez (back) is back in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers and left-handed opener Jack Dreyer, playing right field and batting cleanup for the Fish. Sanchez will be returning to the lineup for the first time since April 30 due to back tightness. The 27-year-old also opened the 2025 season on the injured list with an oblique strain, so injuries have been a problem early on this year. When the Dominican has been on the field, he hasn't looked great, going 10-for-51 (.196) with only one home run, four RBI, three runs scored, a stolen base and 15 strikeouts in 15 games played. When he's right, Sanchez squares the ball up regularly and hits the ball as hard as anyone. But until he gets his feet under him and starts performing more consistently, fantasy managers might want to keep him benched.