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Caminero trade sees Locke move back to ‘pen
- Updated: August 6, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The Pirates traded hard-throwing reliever Arquimedes Caminero to the Mariners on Saturday, setting in motion a series of pitching moves.
Pittsburgh sent Caminero, who came into his own as a flame-throwing middle reliever over the last two seasons, to Seattle in exchange for a player or players to be named later. The Pirates will have the choice to ask for one player or two players from a separate, agreed-upon list.
“We helped him. He helped us,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “There were lessons to be learned here that I think he can take moving forward to continue to work hard to improve and get better and be consistent and be the best reliever he can be.”
The 29-year-old right-hander went 6-3 with a 3.58 ERA, 105 strikeouts and a 1.38 WHIP in 112 appearances with the Pirates. His time in Pittsburgh was marked by extreme highs and lows, none more obvious than this season. He put together a 5.19 ERA in his first 19 appearances, then posted a 2.28 ERA over his last 20 outings.
In a corresponding move, the Pirates selected the contract of right-hander Curtis Partch from Triple-A …
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