2025 Stats
AVG
.280
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R
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Caminero's 2024 debut came much later in the season than fantasy managers had hoped for when drafting him prior to the season. Tampa Bay premier prospects are always delayed by service time manipulation, but Caminero's progress was twice disrupted by left leg injuries which led to him playing just 53 games in Triple-A and eventually 43 games at the big-league level. The overall numbers were not nearly as impressive as what he did in 2023, but the quad and hamstring injuries never allowed him to get into much of a rhythm. It is important to remember he already has over 200 plate appearances at the big-league level before his 22nd birthday, as he will not turn 22 until early July. The sample sizes remain too small to draw any conclusions, but Caminero has six of his seven homers against righties while his batting average against righties is nearly 100 points below what he has done against lefties. Caminero should be with the Rays for the entirety of the 2025 season as long as his body holds up, but expect more growing pains. Read Past Outlooks

Sitting Saturday
Caminero isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
ANALYSIS
After starting the season with a five-game hitting streak, Caminero has gone 0-for-7 over his last two games. He'll step aside Saturday for Curtis Mead to pick up a start at third base.
After starting the season with a five-game hitting streak, Caminero has gone 0-for-7 over his last two games. He'll step aside Saturday for Curtis Mead to pick up a start at third base.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+17%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+59%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .794 | 48 | 1 | 4 | .302 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .679 | 192 | 6 | 22 | .238 | ||||
2025vs Left | .452 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||||
2025vs Right | .718 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .316 | ||||
2024vs Left | .837 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .346 | ||||
2024vs Right | .701 | 148 | 6 | 16 | .230 | ||||
2023vs Left | .879 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .273 | ||||
2023vs Right | .511 | 24 | 0 | 5 | .217 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+10%
OPS at Home
2025
+184%
OPS at Home
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Since 2023Home | .739 | 106 | 2 | 11 | .274 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .672 | 134 | 5 | 15 | .233 | ||||
2025Home | .711 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .318 | ||||
2025Away | .250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2024Home | .778 | 73 | 2 | 9 | .266 | ||||
2024Away | .685 | 104 | 4 | 9 | .238 | ||||
2023Home | .522 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .222 | ||||
2023Away | .669 | 26 | 1 | 6 | .240 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Junior Caminero 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
0.67BB Rate
7.4%K Rate
11.1%BABIP
.318ISO
.040AVG
.280OBP
.333SLG
.320OPS
.653wOBA
.296Exit Velocity
89.6 mphHard Hit Rate
36.4%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.238Expected SLG
.296Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/secGround Ball %
63.6%Line Drive %
18.2%Fly Ball %
18.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Rays are known for slow-playing prospects, but not many hitters reach Double-A at 19 and proceed to hit 20 homers with a .309 average and a 17.1 K% over 81 games, but that's exactly what Caminero did. Tampa Bay rewarded the young slugger's exploits, jumping him over Triple-A for his big-league debut shortly after his 20th birthday and late enough in the season for him to enter this year rookie-eligible and therefore Prospect Promotion Incentive draft pick eligible. Caminero only had 26 batted-ball events but still managed a 112-mph max exit velocity, although his minor-league hard-hit data was already superlative, so that didn't shed new light. He hits missiles to all fields and can handle high-end velocity and spin. There's nothing to quibble with offensively, especially when projecting a couple years into the future, aside from the fact he probably won't contribute on the bases. Caminero enters the year eligible at third base (three games), but he also saw brief time at shortstop (two games) and second base (one game). It's always pretty crowded in Tampa Bay, but considering Taylor Walls, Osleivis Basabe and Jonathan Aranda all saw plenty of playing time down the stretch, there should be room for Caminero to carve out an everyday role.
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Out of Sunday's lineup
Caminero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Three hits Saturday
Caminero went 3-for-5 on Saturday against the Rays.
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Good to go Sunday
Caminero (back) is starting at third base and batting third in Sunday's spring game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Day-to-day with back tightness
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Thursday that Caminero (back) is "probably very day-to-day," Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Departs game with back tightness
Caminero was removed from Thursday's Grapefruit League game versus the Phillies due to lower-back tightness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Promotion not imminent
Caminero is unlikely to be recalled by the Rays anytime soon, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Caminero, 20, has been crushing the ball at Triple-A Durham this season, slashing .324/.378/.662 with six home runs and a 16:6 K:BB over 74 plate appearances. However, the Rays believe he still has things to work on, most notably his defense. Caminero has played only third base this season for Durham, so the Rays would either have to move Isaac Paredes to another position or make Caminero their primary designated hitter. Neither option is ideal, so it sounds like there might need to be an injury to a key player before Caminero is called up.
Caminero, 20, has been crushing the ball at Triple-A Durham this season, slashing .324/.378/.662 with six home runs and a 16:6 K:BB over 74 plate appearances. However, the Rays believe he still has things to work on, most notably his defense. Caminero has played only third base this season for Durham, so the Rays would either have to move Isaac Paredes to another position or make Caminero their primary designated hitter. Neither option is ideal, so it sounds like there might need to be an injury to a key player before Caminero is called up.