| Arquimedes Caminero | |
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| Miami Marlins – No. 72 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: June 16, 1987 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Arquimedes Euclides Caminero (born June 16, 1987 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed minor league baseball relief pitcher currently on the Miami Marlins inactive roster.
Prior to playing professionally, Caminero attended Colegio Buen Pastor in the Dominican Republic. He was signed by Marlins scout Fred Ferreira and began his professional career with the DSL Marlins in 2006, with whom he went 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in 18 relief appearances. In 2007, again with the DSL Marlins, Caminero went 2-3 with a 2.83 ERA in 16 games (four starts), striking out 48 batters in 47 2/3 innings. He moved stateside for 2008, splitting the season between the GCL Marlins (14 games), Jamestown Jammers (six games) and Greensboro Grasshoppers (one game), going a combined 1-1 with a 2.60 ERA in 21 relief appearances, striking out 31 batters in 27 2/3 innings. In 2009, he pitched for the Jammers (15 games), Grasshoppers (10 games) and Jupiter Hammerheads (two games), posting a combined 3-1 record with a 5.53 ERA in 27 appearances, striking out 61 batters in 40 2/3 innings. In 2010, he pitched for the Grasshoppers and went 5-2 with a 3.01 ERA in 48 appearances, finishing 22 games and striking out 97 batters in 74 2/3 innings.[1]