Casali is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Casali will earn the day off after starting five of the last six games for the Rays behind the plate. Hank Conger will take his place and bat ninth against Masahiro Tanaka. During the past ten games, Casali is just 3-for-29 from the dish, and is batting .165/.221/.361 on the season with 41 strikeouts in just 34 games. Even though Casali is struggling at the plate, Conger isn't fairing much better and his defensive shortcomings allow Casali to remain the Rays' starter.

Casali hit his fifth home run as part of a 2-for-5 game with three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

Casalli's batting average climbed closer to the Mendoza line, now up to .197, but he struck out two more times Monday and now has 35 strikeouts in just 27 games and 83 plate appearances. The power is there, as with Monday's home run and double Casali now has a .447 slugging percentage and nine extra-base hits in his limited action. But he's stretching the limit of how often a player can strike out and remain in a major league lineup, and if he can't cut his strikeout rate down to at least his career mark of 32.7 percent, his power will be overshadowed by his inability to get on base (.256 OBP in 2016).

Casali is out of the lineup Sunday against the Athletics, freelance Tampa Bay writer Roger Mooney reports.

EDGE Analysis

Casali has fallen into a 0-for-6 skid over his last three appearances to drop his average below .200 on the season, so he'll give way to Hank Conger behind the plate for the second straight day. Conger has yet to make much of an impact with the bat this season, and his defensive shortcomings will likely result in Casali claiming the bulk of the starts at catcher over the upcoming week.

Casali hit a solo homer and doubled in his four at-bats in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Casali's batting average sits at a paltry .203 for the season, but he's at least packed a punch when he has been able to reach base. Seven of his 13 hits have gone for extra bases, including four home runs.

Casali has notched an extra-base hit 62 percent of the time that he's hit safely since last June, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

The young backstop is only tallying a .202 average over 228 career at-bats over parts of three seasons, but has made solid contact on an overwhelming majority of the hits he's managed since a June 2015 call-up. Casali has managed to hit for extra bases on 21 of the 34 instances in which he's avoided an out since that point, a span that includes as many homers (13) as singles. However, consistency in getting on base remains an area with plenty of room for improvement, as the 27-year-old readily admits. "Believe me, I'd like to be more consistent at the plate, maybe throw in a single instead of a strikeout or a pop fly," Casali said. "I want to be more consistent.

Casali went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Tuesday's 10-5 loss to the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

The third-year catcher continues to alternate starts with offseason acquisition Hank Conger, although both backstops are currently hitting below the Mendoza line. The gopher ball Tuesday was Casali's second of the season, and only his fourth extra-base hit overall in 51 at-bats.

Casali is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Casali started the first two games of the series, so he'll unsurprisingly be rested for Sunday's matinee. Hank Conger will fill in behind the plate in Casali's stead.

Casali is in the starting lineup and batting eighth for Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Casali is just 1-for-13 over the past five games and has brought very little offensive production over the course of the season, making his fantasy value slim-to-none.

Casali is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Hank Conger's defensive woes have given Casali every chance to win the starting catcher job outright, but Casali has both not thrown out anyone this season (0-for-4) and is hitting just .146 on the season while striking out 21 times in 41 at-bats. Casali will be replaced by Conger in the lineup Wednesday.

Casali went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 2-0 victory over the Orioles.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old provided ace Chris Archer with all the run support he'd need to secure his first victory of 2016. Casali plated Steven Souza with a fifth-inning, two-out double to left, and then drove in Corey Dickerson by virtue of getting plunked by reliever Vince Worley with the bases jammed in the sixth. The performance snapped a three-game hitless streak for the backstop, who's still slashing.158/.200/.289 over 38 at-bats this season, with only one multi-hit game to his credit.