Cam Caminiti’s first run through Double-A has started to look a lot like a pitcher who’s already settling in.
The Braves’ left-handed prospect delivered another sharp outing Tuesday, working six innings for the Columbus Clingstones in a 3-2 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. Caminiti allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out eight, and the outing gave the 20-year-old his first Double-A victory.
It was more of the same from a pitcher who has barely given opposing lineups room to breathe lately. Caminiti has given up just one earned run across his last four Double-A appearances, and he hasn’t allowed more than two runs in any of his first five starts for Columbus.
That stretch has pushed his Double-A numbers into eye-catching territory. Through five starts with the Clingstones, the 2024 first-round pick has posted a 2.13 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings. Across the minors overall this season, he now owns a 3.48 ERA in 23 games, with 121 strikeouts in 108 2/3 innings.
Caminiti entered 2026 with High-A Rome, where he logged a 3.89 ERA in 18 appearances before getting the bump to Double-A last month. He joined other top Braves prospects there, including outfielder Eric Hartman, and has handled the jump without much trouble.
The 6-foot-2 lefty is building on what he did last year in his first full season in the minors, when he finished with a 3.09 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 70 innings.
Columbus’ regular season ends Sept. 13, which leaves Caminiti likely with one more Double-A start this year after Tuesday’s outing. If this version of him keeps showing up, he’ll head into 2027 looking like a pitcher on the doorstep of Triple-A.
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