Jose Caballero

29-Year-Old ShortstopSS

New York Yankees

2025 Stats

AVG

.236

RBI

2026 Projections

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2026 Fantasy Outlook

Caballero, despite spending his time with two organizations and not receiving consisent playing time, led the American League in steals for a second consecutive season. The last American Leaguer to do that was Whit Merrifield in 2017-2018, while the National League last saw that happen with Dee Strange-Gordon in 2014-2015. Caballero's main goal when he comes up to the plate is to get on base and do what he enjoys most, and he set a career-high with a 12.7 percent walk rate last season in his pursuit to defend his stolen base title. He was 49 of 60 in his attempts and has now attempted 60 steals in each of the past two seasons, successfully converting 78 percent of those attempts. The rest of his offensive game is lacking, as he makes poor contact overall and has a career batting average of .228 in more than 1,100 career plate appearances. The Yankees are likely to keep Caballero around for his versatility, as he did everything but catch and play first base in 2025. He is fantasy eligible at four positions, but this one-category flexibility requires a specific build to offset the lack of production from Caballero in four offensive categories. After all, despite 49 steals, Caballero scored just 52 runs. Read Past Outlooks

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