Junior Caminero trade shows how Tampa Bay found a star

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  Tampa Bay acquired Junior Caminero from Cleveland for Tobias Myers in November 2021, before Caminero became a top prospect.

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  Caminero is now the Rays’ star third baseman and an MVP candidate.

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  Cleveland president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti later called the deal a “bad trade.”

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  The Rays were willing to trade Myers, who was not going to be added to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.

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  Myers never pitched for Cleveland, which later traded him to San Francisco for cash considerations.

Who

The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Junior Caminero from the Cleveland Guardians.

What

The teams traded Caminero for pitcher Tobias Myers.

When

The trade was completed in November 2021.

Where

Not stated

Why

Tampa Bay was not going to add Myers to its 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. Cleveland added Myers to its roster after the trade.

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