Braves top prospect Caminiti is starting to look like a different pitcher.
The 19-year-old left-hander delivered his best outing of the season Sunday, blanking Jersey Shore over six innings in High-A Rome’s 2-0 win at ShoreTown Ballpark. He allowed three hits and two walks, struck out three, and reached the six-inning mark for only the second time all year.
Caminiti had to work for it, too. In the second inning, he navigated a two-on, one-out threat by getting a pop out before finishing the frame with a strikeout on his 60-grade fastball. Then in the sixth, he faced a bases-loaded, one-out jam and punched out Devin Saltiban (PHI No. 20) before getting Brandon Lewis to roll into a groundout to second.
That kind of escape act has become a lot more common lately. After opening the year with a 5.16 ERA across his first 10 outings, nine of them starts, Caminiti has settled in over his last five starts. During that stretch, he owns a 1.96 ERA with 24 strikeouts, and opposing hitters are batting just .148 against him.
The Braves’ No. 1 prospect has also piled up 68 strikeouts against 32 walks while leaning on his four-seamer about half the time this season. MLB’s No. 7 left-hand pitching prospect has held opponents to a .220 average, which ranks fifth in the Braves farm system.
Selected with the 24 overall pick in 2024, Caminiti has also grown into a ground-ball arm. Entering Sunday’s start, he carried a 51.8 percent ground ball rate in 2026, ranking fifth among High-A pitchers with at least 60 innings pitched, according to FanGraphs.
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