Sept. 22: Camineros promotion to the Majors has now been formally announced by the Rays. Outfielder was placed on the 10-day IL, opening an active roster spot, and righty was designated for a signment to make space on the 40-man roster. (You can .) Sept. 21: The Rays are calling up top infield prospect , . Theyll need to select him onto the 40-man roster, which is at capacity. Caminero, who turned 20 years old in July, becomes the youngest player in the majors. He makes the jump directly from Double-A Montgomery, where he has spent the bulk of the 2023 campaign. Caminero began the year in High-A and was bumped to Montgomery at the end of May. A native of the Dominican Republic, Caminero signed with Cleveland during the 2019-20 international signing period. He was playing in the Dominican Summer League when the Rays acquired him in a trade that has the potential to go down as one of the more lopsided in recent history. At the deadline for teams to set their 40-man rosters in advance of the 2021 Rule 5 draft, Cleveland sent Caminero to Tampa Bay for right-hander . Myers posted a 6.00 ERA in 14 Triple-A starts and was lost on waivers without getting to the majors. Caminero has broken through as one of the sports most talented young players. He reached full-season ball last season before this years true emergence as a top-tier prospect. Caminero raked at a .356/.409/.685 clip in 36 High-A contests. He has barely slowed down since moving to Double-A, shredding older competition en route to a .309/.373/.548 line. The right-handed hitter has popped 31 home runs, 18 doubles and six triples over 510 cumulative trips to the dish. He has kept his strikeout rate to a lower than average 19.6%, including a meager 17.1% mark in Double-A. Alongside the ma sive numbers, Caminero has impre sed scouts with his physical tools. named him the sports #5 prospect last month; he also checks in fifth on the updated ranking at . Those reports credit him with plus or better power potential, with McDaniel noting that he has a Nick Suzuki Jersey chance to be a 40-homer hitter at peak. ESPN suggests his plate approach can be a little aggre sive hes walking at an average 8.2% clip in the minors but theres general agreement that Caminero could be an impact offensive player. Its neverthele s a bold move for the Rays to call upon him in the midst of a pennant race. Hell obviously face a ma sive escalation in the quality of pitcher hell face down the stretch. Tampa Bay has already secured a playoff spot but has little margin for error if theyre to track down the Orioles for the AL East title and top seed in the American League. Theyre a game and a half back of Baltimore after they beat the Angels and the Os dropped their matchup with Cleveland. Caminero has mostly split his time between third base and shortstop in the minors. Scouting reports suggest hes likely to settle in at third base as he fills out physically. and are splitting the hot corner, while defensive specialist is at shortstop. Walls has a dismal .170/.267/.226 batting line in the second half, so the Rays could give some reps there to Caminero if theyre in search of an offensive boost. is also day-to-day with a left arm i sue that recently required an MRI, freeing up some designated hitter at-bats (either for Caminero directly or for Paredes if the Rays wanted to plug Caminero in at third base). The Rays will be able to carry Caminero on the playoff roster if they decide hes ready for October action. While he wasnt on the 40-man roster at the start of September, he was in the organization. Teams can (and often do) petition the league for a player who wasnt on the 40-man at the beginning of the month to get onto a postseason roster as an injury substitute. Caminero will be paid at the MLB minimum rate and collect a couple weeks of service time. He wont be eligible for free agency until after the 2029 season and wont qualify for arbitration until the 2026-27 offseason at the earliest. Future a signments back to the minor leagues could push that timeline further. Caminero will remain a rookie headed into 2024, leaving open the po sibility of netting the club an extra draft choice via the Prospect Promotion Incentive if they carry him for a full service year. Andrei Markov Jersey