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Junior
Caminero
3BAge : 23Bats : R
#13
Junior Caminero
#133B
Tampa Bay Rays
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-09-23
Born in : Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 162 | 616 | 170 | 42 | 101 | .276 | .884 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 154 | 602 | 159 | 45 | 110 | .264 | .846 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 43 | 165 | 41 | 6 | 18 | .248 | .723 |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays | 7 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .235 | .631 |
| Career totals | 366 | 1417 | 378 | 94 | 236 | .267 | .844 | |
ContractTampa Bay Rays payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
142
wOBA
.375
xwOBA
.364
OPS
.884
AVG
.276
OBP
.360
HR
42
RBI
101
SB
3
PA
702
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
5.4
Home runs
43
2026 WAR
5.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+2)
- 20240.7 WAR · 2.4 per full season
- 20254.6 WAR · 4.2 per full season
- 20265.3 WAR · 4.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
+27 · 22 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
84
Very good
- CON
- Contact
- 79
- POW
- Power
- 92
- EYE
- Eye
- 80
- SPD
- Speed
- 68
- FLD
- Fielding
- 58
- DUR
- Durability
- 76
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
5.3
#12 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
92 / 100
#21 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
98 / 100
Surplus $51.0M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
Offense96
Power96
Discipline85
Speed25
Defense11
WAR, in runs
Batting+34.4
Baserunning-2.7
Fielding-7.0
Positional+2.4
Replacement+21.4
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
92.7 mi/h
95th percentile
Max exit velocity
116.9 mi/h
98th percentile
Barrels
13.1 %
89th percentile
Hard-hit
49.7 %
92th percentile
xBA
.273
87th percentile
Bat speed
79.4 mi/h
100th percentile
Sprint speed
26.7 pi/s
32th percentile
Outs above average
-11
4th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 5.3 | 92 | 84 | 92.7 | 116.9 | 13.1 | 49.7 | .273 |
| 2025 | TB | 4.6 | 86 | 80 | 92.4 | 116.7 | 14.0 | 51.4 | .255 |
| 2024 | TB | 0.7 | 48 | 72 | 89.7 | 116.3 | 11.8 | 45.7 | .234 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Sep 26 | @ PHI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| Sep 25 | @ PHI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Sep 24 | @ NYY | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Sep 23 | @ NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Sep 20 | vs BOS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Sep 18 | vs BOS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .277 |