The ALCS matchup between the Guardians and Rays has put the spotlight back on one of the most infamous trades in Cleveland baseball history — the November 2021 swap that sent Junior Caminero to Tampa Bay in exchange for right-hander Tobias Myers, who never threw a big league pitch in a Guards uniform. Myers was dealt to the Giants in July 2022, and Myers’ emergence as a quality reliever with the Brewers in 2024 was an added blow for the Guards, who “couldn’t believe they lost the trade twice,” according to The Athletic’s Zack Meisel and Will Sammon.
In their look back at how the seemingly minor Caminero-for-Myers swap developed, Meisel/Sammon noted that the Rays discussed Xzavion Curry and three other prospects (none of whom are still with the Guardians) before finally settling on Caminero. The future All-Star was then a lightly-regarded 18-year-old prospect who had signed with Cleveland out of the Dominican Republic in 2019. Rays scout Eduardo Sanchez was given particular credit for being high on Caminero’s attitude and maturity, and other Tampa evaluators liked what they saw in Caminero’s swing and hitting potential. The end result was a steal for the Rays, and the Guardians can only hope that this trade doesn’t continue to haunt them by swinging a pennant in Tampa’s direction.
As the Guardians take a 2-1 lead in the ALCS, here’s more from around the AL Central…
Troy Melton was placed on the Tigers’ 15-day injured list on September 21 due to right forearm tightness, but the team announced to media today that Melton isn’t dealing with any structural damage, and will be able to have a normal offseason. Between this forearm issue and some elbow inflammation that cost him the first two months of the season, Melton was limited to 114 1/3 innings in 2026, but he was still effective in posting a 2.76 ERA over 20 starts (albeit with a low 20% strikeout rate and the benefit of a .248 BABIP). Melton projects to be part of Detroit’s rotation next year. The White Sox expect to bring back their coaching staff in 2027, GM Chris Getz told the Chicago Sun-Times’ James Fegan and other reporters at yesterday’s season wrap-up press conference. “I think about the last offseason and the amount of interviewing and hires that we made, and that certainly has paid off,” Getz said. “Now to have really talented coaches…in our locker room is something that is perhaps a separator for us. And now to really stabilize that, to have that going forward, I think is going to benefit us.” (MLBTR covered more from Getz’s press conference in a post yesterday.) We’ll begin and end the post with Guardians items, as right-hander Colin Holderman underwent his right wrist surgery today. Holderman revealed the upcoming procedure two weeks ago, and MLB.com’s Tim Stebbins confirmed today that the procedure isn’t expected to impact Holderman’s regular offseason throwing progression or his availability for the start of Spring Training. This positive news likely ends any chance that Cleveland would non-tender Holderman, who is arbitration-eligible and projected to earn $2.3MM in 2027. Holderman was non-tendered by the Pirates last offseason and then signed by the Guardians to a one-year, $1.5MM contract. The deal proved to be a bargain when Holderman delivered a 2.73 ERA over 52 2/3 regular-season innings, though his longstanding wrist problems sent him to the IL on September 4 and kept him from participating in Cleveland’s postseason run.Hence then, the article about al central notes caminero melton white sox holderman was published today ( ) and is available on MLBtraderumors ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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