May 14, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman
Junior Caminero played the hero in his team's 11-9 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Caminero went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in the close win. The grand slam was a clutch one as it broke a 7-7 tie in the top of the ninth inning. The ball was demolished as Caminero hit it 419 feet with an exit velocity of 108.8 MPH. Caminero is putting together a strong start to the season, hitting .247 with eight homers, 19 runs, 20 RBI, and two steals across 150 at-bats. He should remain locked into fantasy lineups moving forward.
--Matt T - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 11, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman
Junior Caminero, infielder/outfielder
Christopher Morel and catcher
Ben Rortvedt will all start on the bench for Sunday's series finale against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers and right-hander
Chad Patrick.
Jose Caballero is starting at third and batting sixth,
Travis Jankowski is in right field and batting seventh, and
Danny Jansen is doing the catching and batting ninth. Caminero will take a seat despite holding a current five-game hitting streak in which he's gone 6-for-18 with a homer, three RBI, a steal and a run scored. The 21-year-old will be back in there for Tuesday's series opener against the division-rival Toronto Blue Jays. Morel will sit for the second straight day against a righty and may be in a platoon in Tampa's outfield after starting the year with a poor .223/.310/.369 slash line in 103 at-bats.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 9, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman
Junior Caminero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, and two RBI in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The home run was Caminero's seventh home run of the season, and it came in the first inning off Phillies left-hander
Jesus Luzardo, who has been excellent so far in 2025. It has been an odd season for Caminero, as he slashes .298/.327/.564 at home, but .122/.159/.171 on the road. Perhaps it's just something fantasy managers will want to keep an eye on, as the Rays' interim home field in 2025, George M. Steinbrenner Field, has been a hitter-friendly environment thus far in 2025. Nonetheless, Caminero is slashing .244/.276/.444 on the season, and has flashed signs of his excellence; now he needs to put it together more consistently weekly. Next up for the Rays and Caminero is a three-game home series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.
--Nicho Roessler - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
May 4, 2025
The Tampa Bay Rays are giving a handful of their regular starters a rest in Sunday's series finale against the division-rival New York Yankees in the Bronx, as third baseman
Junior Caminero, utility man
Jose Caballero, outfielder
Christopher Morel and catcher
Danny Jansen are out of the starting lineup.
Curtis Mead is starting at third base and batting sixth,
Taylor Walls is at shortstop and hitting ninth,
Travis Jankowski is in left field and batting seventh, and
Ben Rortvedt is doing the catching and hitting eighth against Yankees right-hander
Will Warren. Caminero gets the day of rest after starting in each of the team's last 25 games. The 21-year-old prospect has gone just 1-for-16 in his last four starts and is hitting .240 on the season, so it's a good time for him to get a little breather. None of Tampa's replacements on Sunday are particularly intriguing from a DFS standpoint against Warren.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
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