 Going into the campaign, Carreón was listed as the Indians' second-string catcher, behind Joe Azcue.But he played only 19 games with the Tribe, spent 45 games back in Triple-A with the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League, and was one of five players assigned outright to Portland in October 1965.Cleveland then traded Carreón to the Orioles during spring training of 1966 in a one-for-one deal for Lou Piniella, then a 22-year-old, minor league outfielder in the Baltimore organization.