The Braves already have a Top 100 prospect in their rotation. Meanwhile, their top arm on the farm delivered a bounceback start on Sunday.
Cam Caminiti tossed five scoreless innings in High-A Rome's 6-5 extra-inning victory over Bowling Green at AdventHealth Stadium. MLB's No. 59 prospect added to a successful week for Atlanta after JR Ritchie (MLB No. 79) made his second big league start Wednesday.
After being tagged for a career-high seven runs (six earned) in Tuesday's outing to open the series for the Emperors, Caminiti turned in his second scoreless outing of the season. The 19-year-old southpaw tallied five strikeouts, while yielding four singles and two walks.
Caminiti surrendered a second-pitch single to Adrian Santana (Rays) to open the series finale. During a seven-pitch battle with Theo Gillen (MLB No. 66) that resulted in a walk, the 24th overall pick in the 2024 Draft picked off Santana attempting to steal second base.
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Caminiti's first strikeout of the afternoon was Nathan Flewelling (TB No. 10) in the first, and he completed his start with a five-pitch strikeout of Gillen in the fifth that stranded runners at first and second. Only one runner got into scoring position against Caminiti.
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Through six appearances (five starts) in 2026, Caminiti has posted a 4.66 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP across 29 innings. The cousin of the late Ken Caminiti has notched 32 strikeouts, nine walks and two hit batsmen, setting a season high with seven punchouts on April 16.
In his first professional season, the younger Caminiti showed off a 60-grade fastball. The Arizona native made his full-season debut in June 2025, climbing to Single-A. The lefty amassed a 2.08 ERA with 75 strikeouts in 56 1/3 innings for Augusta.