
Caballero had been 3-for-21 with no walks this spring, so this will do him some good. Caballero has thus far started five games at short, four at third and four in the outfield as the Rays try to take advantage of his versatility. Assuming that Taylor Walls beats him out for the early season shortstop gig with Ha-Seong Kim on the shelf, Caballero will probably play mostly against lefties.
The Ha-Seong Kim signing put Walls on notice, but with Kim likely to miss the first two months, shortstop is up for grabs in Tampa Bay for now. Jose Caballero is the alternative there, but Walls has a nice advantage defensively. Of course, it's the bat that's the problem here; Walls hit .182/.282/.248 last season, and of everyone with 1,000 plate appearances the last four seasons, only catchers Austin Hedges and Martin Maldonado have worst OPS+s that Wade's mark of 66.