Braves Prospect Weekly: Caminiti's 7 K outing, Baumann promoted to Triple-A
By JT Murphy ·
Braves Prospect Weekly covers the last 7 days of action for the Braves farm system.
Cam Caminiti Fans Seven Over Six
Cam Caminiti (AA, LHP, Rank: 3) went six innings in his latest Double-A start, allowing three hits and one earned run while striking out seven on two walks. The outing fits neatly into a last-30-days stretch that has been genuinely excellent: across five starts at Columbus, he carries a 2.42 ERA over 26 innings with 32 strikeouts, a 30.8 K%, and a 35.7% whiff rate. At 20 years old, the left-hander has made three starts at Double-A and posted a 2.51 ERA in 14.1 innings there, providing real evidence that the jump from High-A has not slowed him down. The season line across both levels reads 3.69 ERA in 97.2 innings with 106 strikeouts and a 25.4 K%, numbers that look better when you separate the Double-A sample from the High-A bulk.
The profile here starts with a fastball that sits 94-98 mph with lively carry and a breaking ball package that gives him a legitimate three-pitch mix. He is a mid-rotation projection with a 45 command grade, and the walk rate remains something to watch: his BB% sits at 10.8 on the year and 9.6 over the last 30 days, both above average. Still, the ability to generate whiffs at a 28.9% rate on the season while holding a sub-3.00 ERA at Double-A at his age keeps the ceiling very much in view. If the command improves, the conversation around a No. 4 starter outcome starts to look conservative. What he is doing right now at Columbus is the best evidence yet that the stuff is ready for upper-level hitters.
Garrett Baumann: Seven Strong, Then a Promotion
Garrett Baumann (AAA, RHP, Rank: 15) posted seven innings of one-run ball against Columbus last week, scattering three hits, walking two, and striking out seven. He generated 18 whiffs on 96 pitches, throwing 48 for strikes. The performance was strong enough to earn him a promotion to Triple-A Gwinnett the following day. The timing is notable: Baumann had been putting together a solid run at Double-A over the final stretch of his tenure there, posting a 3.68 ERA over his last 22 innings at Columbus with a 28.6 K% and a 34.7% whiff rate. The season line at Double-A reads 4.26 ERA across 76 innings with 81 strikeouts, a reasonable body of work for a 22-year-old back-end starter profile.
The Triple-A move is where the questions get louder. Baumann's prior Triple-A numbers this season sit at a 10.48 ERA in 28.1 innings, weighed down by a home run rate of 11 allowed in that span. He is a 94-96 mph four-seamer with a usable changeup and a 45 command grade, and the fastball-change combination can work when he sequences well and keeps the ball down. The slider and curveball have not been reliable enough to give him a third weapon against advanced hitters, which is what makes the Triple-A jump the real test. The projection is a back-end starter or long reliever, and right now he needs the next month at Gwinnett to show the Double-A form carries up a level.
Quick Hits
- Dixon Williams (A+, 2B, Rank: 28) · went 6-for-22 with a double, a homer, 2 RBI, and 3 walks in 22 plate appearances. The home run was his 20th of the year, making him the first player in the Rome lineup to reach that mark. Over his last 30 days he is slashing .313/.391/.636 with 8 home runs and a contact rate of 62.7%, still well below average but producing enough damage to keep the everyday-second-baseman ceiling alive.
- Owen Carey (AA, OF, Rank: 13) · drove in 4 on 7 hits across 26 plate appearances, including a triple, as part of a strong last-30-day stretch at Double-A: .260/.360/.500 with 4 home runs, 4 triples, and 20 RBI in 114 PA. He is a contact bat with a 55 hit tool who arrived at Columbus with a lot of ground-ball tendency in his profile; the 6 triples combined on the season suggest he is putting the ball in the gaps more consistently than his 45 power grade would imply. Whether the extra-base pop is a sign of swing adjustments or a stretch of fortunate ball distribution is worth monitoring.
- Brett Sears (AA, RHP, Rank: 42) · threw 6 innings of scoreless ball on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 8 strikeouts, generating 15 whiffs on 94 pitches. His Double-A ERA now sits at 3.33 across 94.2 innings, and the last-30-day line is a 1.71 ERA over 31.2 innings with a 27.6 K%. A 55 command grade and a fastball-slider combination that works at the top of the zone make him one of the more effective arms at the Double-A level in the system.
- Blake Burkhalter (AAA, RHP, Rank: 11) · worked 4 scoreless innings out of the Gwinnett bullpen, allowing 2 hits and no walks while striking out 5. He has a 1.35 ERA in 20 innings at Triple-A this season, and the line across all levels is a 1.15 ERA in 31.1 innings with a 30.5 K%. A 55 cutter and a four-seam that reaches 97 give him a late-inning foundation; at 25, a big-league look before the end of the year feels overdue.
- Alex Lodise (AA, SS, Rank: 14) · earned his first Double-A promotion on August 18, arriving at Columbus after slashing .343/.434/.571 with 4 home runs in 83 plate appearances at High-A Rome. His combined line on the year across Augusta and Rome spans 518 PA with 25 home runs and 15 stolen bases. The Columbus debut has been modest: 26 PA at .217/.308/.348 with 1 homer. He is an aggressive, power-first infielder who likely profiles at third base long-term; the early Double-A plate appearances are a small sample and the jump in competition is real.
- Carter Beck (A+, OF, Rank: 10) · was promoted to High-A Rome on August 18 after a blazing run at Augusta: 50 PA, .409/.480/.500 with 6 stolen bases. In 25 plate appearances at Rome since the promotion, he is hitting .238/.360/.333 with 2 stolen bases. Beck is an outfield profile with speed that showed up immediately at Low-A; the contact rate and stolen-base efficiency are the carrying tools, and the High-A assignment at his age will be the first real test of whether the hit tool is as advanced as the Augusta numbers suggest.
- Luke Sinnard (AA, RHP, Rank: 18) · made his Double-A debut the hard way, going 8.2 innings across his promotion start and allowing 10 hits and 2 earned runs on 5 walks with 9 strikeouts. He struck out 9 and generated 21 whiffs on 145 pitches. His promotion from Rome came on August 20, capping a stretch at High-A where he posted a 2.73 ERA in 29.2 innings with 36 strikeouts. The full-season line across all levels reads 2.47 ERA in 43.2 innings with a 28.1 K%. A 55 four-seam and a 55 cutter give him two weapons to work with; the changeup and command consistency are still developmental, but the debut at Columbus showed he can generate whiffs at a Double-A level.
- David McCabe (AAA, 3B, Rank: 27) · returned from the injured list on August 21 and was promoted directly to Triple-A Gwinnett. In 3 games since the return, he has gone 3-for-8 with a home run in 9 plate appearances. He spent the bulk of the season at Double-A Columbus before the IL stint, posting a .282/.382/.580 line with 16 home runs in 220 PA. The right-handed power at third is the profile; Triple-A will be the first real look at whether the Double-A production translates up a level.
- Cedric De Grandpre (AAA, RHP, Rank: 31) · threw 5.1 innings at Gwinnett, allowing 3 hits and no runs but issuing 5 walks and striking out 6. The zeroes on the run line are welcome given a 4.50 ERA in 22 Triple-A innings this season, but the 5 walks reinforce the central concern: a 16.8 BB% at the AAA level over the last 30 days. He has a plus slider and a fastball that touches 98, but the erratic control has been the story at the upper levels all year. The stuff is real; the strike-throwing is not yet catching up.
- Ethan Bagwell (A+, RHP, Rank: 22) · had a rough outing this week, lasting just 3.2 innings and allowing 4 earned runs on 4 hits and 2 walks with only 1 strikeout. The ERA at High-A sits at 3.83 across 40 innings. Over his last 30 days, the ERA is 5.30 in 18.2 innings with a 22.7 K%, a dip from the better form he showed earlier in the year at Augusta, where he posted a 2.78 ERA in 68 innings. The fastball-slider combination still gives him a starter's foundation at 20 years old, but the command at 45 is still raw enough to produce weeks like this one.