Junior Caminero Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 157 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/5/2003 (20)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- None
Junior Caminero Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Junior Caminero News
Top Tampa Bay Rays prospect Junior Caminero is playing second base on Tuesday night for Triple-A Durham. The 20-year-old Dominican can also play third base and shortstop, but the Rays could be planning ahead for Caminero to take over at the keystone this year with Brandon Lowe (oblique) still not close to a return. He's currently hitting a strong .304/.379/.554 with a .933 OPS, six home runs, 17 RBI and 14 runs scored in 23 games for the Bulls on the farm after missing two weeks early in the year with a quadriceps injury that he has since recovered from. Caminero made his big-league debut in 2023 and went 8-for-34 (.235) with a homer and seven RBI in just seven games. His power upside makes him worth stashing right now in deeper fantasy leagues, and he should resurface in the majors at some point in 2024.
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero is slashing a gaudy .324/.378/.662 with six home runs, five doubles, 16 RBI, and 12 runs scored over 68 at-bats (17 games) with Triple-A Durham this season, but Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times believes it's unlikely that Caminero will get called up anytime soon, barring an injury to a key player. The Rays want to make sure Caminero is ready physically, with both the bat and glove, and that he fits somewhere on the current team before promoting him. They also don't want a repeat of young top prospects with other teams who have struggled this season, including Jackson Holliday, Jackson Chourio, and Wyatt Langford. The 20-year-old Caminero is MLB Pipeline's No. 4 prospect for 2024, and RotoBaller's Eric Cross still ranks Caminero as the top prospect to stash in redraft fantasy leagues and expects Tampa to elevate him in May.
Tampa Bay Rays infield prospect Junior Caminero smacked two more home runs on Wednesday for Triple-A Durham. It was the second time in three games that the 20-year-old accomplished the feat, bringing his season total to six. He's clearly shaken off the early season hamstring injury and there just isn't much more you can say about him. Isaac Paredes provides plenty of pop at third base but missed Wednesday's game due to general soreness, so perhaps he moves to DH to make room for the youngster. Regardless, no matter the scenario that gets him there, we should be seeing Caminero in the big leagues sooner rather than later and he should be rostered in fantasy leagues wherever possible.
Batting Order
1 | Yandy Díaz |
2 | Josh Lowe |
3 | Randy Arozarena |
4 | Jonathan Aranda |
5 | Isaac Paredes |
6 | Richie Palacios |
7 | José Caballero |
8 | Ben Rortvedt |
9 | Jose Siri |
Junior Caminero Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Yandy Díaz |
2 | Josh Lowe |
3 | Randy Arozarena |
4 | Jonathan Aranda |
5 | Isaac Paredes |
6 | Richie Palacios |
7 | José Caballero |
8 | Ben Rortvedt |
9 | Jose Siri |
Mashing 31 home runs in 2023 across 117 games, Tampa Rays top prospect Junior Caminero posted elite exit velocities, reaching 111 mph on his 90th percentile exit velocity, which would rank in the top five among all hitters in baseball. The power is evident to all fields, and he can hit opposite-field home runs with the flick of his wrist. The contact skills are average, as Caminero posted a contact rate north of 73 percent and a zone contact rate north of 80 percent. He will not be a .324 hitter like we saw in the minors, but he can be a .270+ hitter consistently. The bat speed and barrel control allow Caminero to make adjustments on the fly in his swing and cover the zone well without expanding it too often. With regular playing time in Tampa, Caminero has a legitimate chance to mash 25-plus home runs (ATC projects Caminero to hit 22 homers) in 2024 with a solid batting average and counting stats.