Junior Caminero clobbered a go-ahead homer on Monday, leading Leones del Escogido to a decisive Game 7 win over Tigres del Licey in the LIDOM championship.
Caminero’s tie-breaking ninth-inning moonshot traveled 454 feet and carried a stratospheric 114.2 mph exit velocity. The 21-year-old burgeoning star, who capped off a phenomenal Dominican Winter League campaign with the biggest round-tripper of his young career, followed the gargantuan dinger up with an equally impressive 55-second trot around the bases. He’s the ultimate X-factor for fantasy purposes next season as his 80-grade over-the-fence pop offers one of the highest four-category ceilings in the entire landscape, especially with Tampa Bay re-locating to extremely hitter-friendly George M. Steinbrenner Field. We’re confident projecting at least 25 big flies and he’s certainly talented enough to eclipse the 30-homer mark in his full-season debut. He’ll be a top 100 pick in all fantasy drafts once spring training rolls around.