Jose Caballero
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.227
HR
9
RBI
44
R
53
SB
44
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Caballero comes into the 2025 season with eligibility at three infield positions as well as the American League stolen base crown. That is roughly where the good news of his 2024 season ends. Caballero also led the league in caught stealings (16), putting his stolen-base success rate below the league average. Caballero was allowed to run in this manner because Tampa Bay was not a serious contender and the club was desperate to generate offense as the club fell back into its previous offensive patterns after a surprising 2023 season. Caballero's defense will keep him in the lineup, but the remainder of his skills, or lack thereof, will keep him in the bottom of the lineup. Caballero already saw his playing time getting squeezed later in the season once Junior Caminero was promoted with Christopher Morel and Brandon Lowe taking time away at second base. Caballero would ideally be a utility player as the club's offensive issues were exacerbated with him and his statistically-flawed twin Jose Siri in the same lineup. Read Past Outlooks
Sitting Saturday
Caballero is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Caballero will take a seat on the bench Saturday after going 0-for-6 across his last two contests. His absence will put Brandon Lowe at second base and open a spot in the lineup for Yandy Diaz to serve as the designated hitter.
Caballero will take a seat on the bench Saturday after going 0-for-6 across his last two contests. His absence will put Brandon Lowe at second base and open a spot in the lineup for Yandy Diaz to serve as the designated hitter.
Batting Stats
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2024
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+16%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+6%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .708 | 250 | 4 | 18 | .242 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .612 | 513 | 9 | 52 | .217 | ||||
2024vs Left | .659 | 126 | 2 | 11 | .220 | ||||
2024vs Right | .621 | 357 | 7 | 33 | .229 | ||||
2023vs Left | .758 | 124 | 2 | 7 | .265 | ||||
2023vs Right | .588 | 156 | 2 | 19 | .186 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+3%
OPS on Road
2024
+7%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .632 | 376 | 6 | 37 | .216 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .654 | 387 | 7 | 33 | .233 | ||||
2024Home | .652 | 243 | 4 | 25 | .232 | ||||
2024Away | .608 | 240 | 5 | 19 | .222 | ||||
2023Home | .593 | 133 | 2 | 12 | .186 | ||||
2023Away | .728 | 147 | 2 | 14 | .254 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jose Caballero compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.20BB Rate
5.6%K Rate
27.5%BABIP
.301ISO
.120AVG
.227OBP
.283SLG
.347OPS
.630wOBA
.280Exit Velocity
83.7 mphHard Hit Rate
27.2%Barrels/PA
3.3%Expected BA
.217Expected SLG
.315Sprint Speed
23.6 ft/secGround Ball %
39.9%Line Drive %
23.3%Fly Ball %
36.9%Advanced Batting Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Mariners acquired Caballero from the Diamondbacks for Mike Leake in the summer of 2019, and he wasn't considered a top prospect coming into the 2023 season. He earned an early shot with Seattle, and while there were just as many ups as there were downs, he was able to remain a key cog on the bench for the majority of the year. He was much more effective against southpaws than he was right-handed pitching; finishing with an OPS of .758 against left-handed pitching compared to a .588 mark against righties. He showed virtually no power against hurlers from either side, however, and his on-base percentage was strongly boosted by being hit 17 times in 280 plate appearances. Even if Caballero is able to cement a spot in the Seattle lineup next summer, it's hard to imagine him helping fantasy rosters outside of the steals category in 2024.
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Getting Thursday off
Caballero is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.
ANALYSIS
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On bench Saturday
Caballero is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.
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Notches 44th steal
Caballero went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a 2-0 win against Boston on Thursday.
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Taking seat Wednesday
Caballero is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Red Sox.
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Swipes 40th bag in win
Caballero went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's win over Cleveland while also drawing a walk.
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Taking more aggressive approach
Caballero has a 56.1 percent swing rate through 13 games this season, which is an increase of nearly 14 percent compared to 2023.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old earned the starting job at shortstop to begin the season and is hitting well early with a .311/.333/.444 slash line in 49 plate appearances. Caballero has yet to take a walk after he posted a 10.8 percent walk rate as a rookie last season, and that aggressive approach has yielded strong results thus far. He's provided fantasy managers plenty of value with five steals to go along with a homer, six RBI and seven runs. The early season results seem fairly sustainable with a .305 xBA and .455 xSLG, though taking some walks could provide a safety net for when he eventually hits a slump.
The 27-year-old earned the starting job at shortstop to begin the season and is hitting well early with a .311/.333/.444 slash line in 49 plate appearances. Caballero has yet to take a walk after he posted a 10.8 percent walk rate as a rookie last season, and that aggressive approach has yielded strong results thus far. He's provided fantasy managers plenty of value with five steals to go along with a homer, six RBI and seven runs. The early season results seem fairly sustainable with a .305 xBA and .455 xSLG, though taking some walks could provide a safety net for when he eventually hits a slump.