White Sox manager Pedro Grifol believes Gavin Sheets is a victim of defensive circumstances, and he demonstrated his faith in him by starting him Sunday in left field, four days after he took a tumble while trying to catch a deep fly by Ryan Jeffers in Minnesota.
“I have complete confidence in him playing the outfield,” Grifol said. “I’ve seen that happen over and over and over again in the major leagues. It’s just one play. It doesn’t define who he is as a defensive player, and it definitely doesn’t define what he brings to us as a player in general.”
