ALTOONA, Pa. - The Pirates weren't really expected to get much for Arquimedes Caminero last year. They dealt the right-handed reliever on August 6th for two players to be named later. He had a few years of service time remaining, and decent numbers for a middle reliever. The best you could have hoped for was a wild card or two, with one player eventually turning into a decent prospect.
That may be happening, and it might be happening a lot sooner than expected.
The Pirates eventually received left-handed pitcher Jake Brentz and right-handed pitcher Pedro Vasquez in return for Caminero -- who was released by Seattle in December so that he could play in Japan.