Gavin Sheets is overrated as a power hitter.
There is this narrative about Sheets that he can at least be a power-hitting, left-handed bat off the bench.
He finally got regular at-bats this season and produced just 10 dingers. He has 46 home runs in his four-year career.
For a guy with his size, you would expect to him crush the ball more. He simply does not do that, especially with slugging percentages below .400 the past two seasons.
He got limited at-bats during his first three season, but this year he got 458 at-bats and did not produce much power.
The only thing he did okay was he had a .303 on-base percentage this season. Otherwise, he produced an 88 wRC+ and finished as a -0.9 fWAR player.
Plus, the Sox must clear out redunancy on this roster. Since he and Andrew Vaughn are pretty much the same type of player, with the only difference being Gavin is left-handed, it is best to follow the same path with Sheets and move on.
The DH spot needs to be clear for the team's top-5 prospect, Edgar Quero, to hit on days he is not catching next season. The right field should be clear of his presence so Dominic Fletcher and Zach DeLoach can get at-bats.
He is expected to get $2.6 million next season. Considering the Sox got better production at around the same cost from veteran Paul DeJong, you would prefer the Sox have that money freed up to get a player at the bargain bin in free agency who can actually hit home runs and be flipped at the trade deadline.