José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Thu 6/19/25 2:10 AM

Caballero went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases Wednesday against the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Caballero has been splitting time almost exactly evenly with Taylor Walls at shortstop since the start of June, though he drew a start in right field Wednesday. He entered the game tied for the league lead in stolen bases, a title that is solely his following Wednesday's contest, as he now has 27 swiped bags for the campaign. His speed is his lone source of fantasy value, as he's gone just 4-for-31 with one RBI and six runs scored across 14 games in June.

José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Wed 6/11/25 4:12 PM

Caballero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Caballero should continue to play regularly versus left-handed pitching, but he seems to have fallen back into a timeshare at shortstop with Taylor Walls when the Rays face right-handed pitching. He'll take a seat for the second time in the Rays' last three matchups versus righties to open up a spot in the lineup for Walls, who offers a better glove and has been hot at the plate lately (7-for-17 with a home run and two doubles over his last five games).

José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Tue 6/10/25 2:35 AM

Caballero walked in his only plate appearance and stole two bases before scoring a run against Boston on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Caballero began the game on the bench, but he still made an impact on the outcome. The utility man entered as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning, and in the ninth he walked before stealing both second and third base and coming around to score on a sacrifice fly. Caballero has been in and out of the lineup, starting just twice over Tampa Bay's past five games. However, he's brought value with his speed, as his 23 thefts are tied for most in the majors.

José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Sun 6/8/25 11:01 AM

Caballero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Caballero started the first two games of the series in the outfield and will sit Sunday while in the midst of an 0-for-14 slump. Jake Mangum, Kameron Misner and Josh Lowe will man the outfield from left to right field.

José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Thu 6/5/25 3:47 PM

Caballero isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
The Rays will give Caballero a day to regroup after he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during Wednesday's contest. Taylor Walls will fill in at shortstop and bat eighth.

José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Sun 6/1/25 1:25 AM

Caballero went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, three runs scored, a walk and a stolen base Saturday against the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
Caballero got the chance to lead off with a lefty on the mound, the second consecutive time he's done so. He delivered an excellent performance, extending his hitting streak to five games while also swiping his 19th stolen base of the campaign. Caballero is known primarily for his defense and speed, but he quietly has maintained a 115 wRC+ and .326 wOBA across 154 plate appearances on the campaign.

José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Sat 5/31/25 8:47 AM

Caballero went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
Getting the start in right field, the utility player hit leadoff for the first time all year and ripped a Framber Valdez two-seamer into the Crawford Boxes on the second pitch he saw, but it was all the offense the Rays could muster. The long ball was Caballero's second of the season, and over his last 14 games he's earned his audition at the top of the batting order by slashing .280/.345/.460 with six RBI, eight runs and nine steals.

José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Wed 5/28/25 11:48 AM

Caballero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Caballero will yield to Taylor Walls at shortstop for the second time in four games. Caballero hasn't notched multiple hits in any of his last eight games, but he's accumulated seven stolen bases during that stretch.

José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Wed 5/28/25 9:41 AM

Caballero went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
The infielder produced Tampa Bay's final run of the game nearly single-handedly, leading off the seventh inning with a single, swiping second and third base, and then coming home on a Kameron Misner groundout. Caballero is up to 17 steals on the season in 21 attempts, four back of MLB leader Luis Robert and tied for fourth with Elly De La Cruz, but the rest of his fantasy production has been lackluster. Through 44 games, Caballero has one homer, 15 runs and 16 RBI while slashing .244/.324/.358.

José Caballero
2B/SS/3B/LF/RF NYY
Sun 5/25/25 12:46 PM

Caballero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
EDGE Analysis
Caballero had started the Rays' last five games, but he'll be squeezed out of the lineup Sunday as Taylor Walls (groin) returns from a three-game absence. Even if the Rays continue to stick with the defensive-minded Walls as their preferred option at shortstop, Caballero still has multiple pathways to playing time and should remain a mainstay in the lineup against left-handed pitching and a semi-regular against righties. Despite not having a full-time role at any one position this season, Caballero has 15 stolen bases to go along with a .241 batting average, one home run, 14 RBI and 13 runs in 42 games.