Camden Minacci #21

Camden David Minacci (pronounced meh-NASS-ee)…His cousin, M.T. Minacci, was drafted by the Rockies (2013) and Cubs (2015) and pitched from 2015-16 in the Cubs organization...Attended Wake Forest...Pitched to a 3-6 record and 3.12 ERA (104.0 IP - 36 ER) with 136 strikeouts across three seasons from 2021-23...Posted a 2.43 ERA (77.2 IP - 21 ER) with 19 saves across sophomore and junior seasons from 2022-23...2023 All-ACC Academic Team Selection...Graduated summa cum laude and was a member of the National Honor Society...President of Agmen Christi, Jesuit’s religious service club...Played summer ball for Falmouth Commodores during 2022 Cape Cod League...Graduated from Jesuit HS (FL) in 2020...Posted a 12-1 record, 1.12 ERA (62.2 IP - 10 ER) with 85 strikeouts in 17 games (six starts) in 2019 junior season...Named Florida Dairy Farmers Class 6A Player of the Year in 2019...Signed by Angels scout Nick Gorneault.

2024

Led all Angels Minor Leaguers with 18 total saves on the season and ranked second in the organization with 45 appearances...Began season with High-A Tri-City and recorded a team-leading 11 saves for Dust Devils, while pitching to a 3.33 ERA (24.1 IP - 9 ER) across 23 appearances...The 11 saves also ranked second among all Northwest League pitchers on the season...Earned first winning decision of professional career May 2 vs. Vancouver (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO)…During a 17-game stretch from April 14-June 7, went 1-0 with a 1.53 ERA (17.2 IP - 3 ER) and converted all nine save opportunities...Tallied 20 strikeouts while walking five in that span...Promoted to Double-A Rocket City, June 20 and totaled 22 appearances for Trash Pandas...Went 2-2 with seven saves, a 3.28 ERA (24.2 IP - 9 ER) and 35 strikeouts...The seven saves ranked second among Rocket City pitchers...Was unscored upon in nine of first 10 games with Rocket City and 16 of 22 appearances overall...Combined between Tri-City and Rocket City to average 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings with a 3.09 strikeout-to-walk rate across 49 innings pitched

2023

Made professional debut with Low-A Inland Empire, posting a 5.40 ERA (8.1 IP - 5 ER) with 10 strikeouts to one walk in seven appearances in relief... Held opponents scoreless in four of seven outings, and pitched in multiple innings in four games... Recorded multiple strikeouts in four straight games from Aug. 6 to Aug. 15, recorded eight total in five innings.