The last RBI came on his walk with the bases loaded. Cabrera, who is trying to hold off Pablo Reyes at third base, was 3-for-15 with no RBI this season coming into the day. He’s still looking for his first extra-base hit.

Cabrera is hitting .333/.405/.515 in 37 plate appearances. He should have third base all to himself initially with DJ LeMahieu set to miss some time, and it’s possible he’ll manage to run away with the job. Still, there isn’t a lot of mixed-league upside here.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone made it clear that Cabrera was not dealing with any sort of injury; he’s simply sick. Cabrera is the favorite to start at third base for the Yankees to begin the season and is hitting .286/.333/.392 in 30 plate appearances this spring. He doesn’t have a ton of power or speed, but he makes a good amount of contact and hits in a good lineup, which makes him a fine late-round pick in deeper formats.

We’re not sure how enthusiastic those check-ins are, but Cabrera hit .247/.296/.365 in 326 plate appearances in 2024. We know the Yankees are trying to add talent at second base, so it would appear that they don’t see Cabrera as a real contender for that job. The switch-hitter hit just .190/.229/.241 against left-handed pitching, so perhaps if he stops switch-hitting or improves dramatically as a right-handed hitter there could be another level of production.