Atlanta Braves MLB Draft Results, Grades: Meet Cam Caminiti, Carter Holton
The Atlanta Braves selected a pair of lefty arms to start their 2024 MLB Draft haul Sunday night, adding prep standout Cam Caminiti at No. 24 overall in the first round before picking Vanderbilt flamethrower Carter Holton at No. 62 overall.
Caminiti, who attended Saguaro High School in Arizona, was the first high school pitcher selected. He was projected to go much earlier than he did, with Atlanta nabbing him some nine spots behind his No. 15 overall ranking on MLB.Com.
Here’s a rundown on the Braves’ flashy 17-year-old arm.
“Caminiti has the potential to have four legitimate pitches in the future, with projection to all of them,” MLB.Com writes. “He already throws plenty hard enough, with a fastball that can touch 98 mph and sat 93-95 mph this spring, and scouts feel there’s more in the tank.
“He commands it well and it misses a lot of bats thanks to ride and carry up in the zone combined with deception in his delivery.”
Caminiti, who reclassified from the 2025 class to 2024, stands 6-foot-2, 195 pounds. The LSU commit has a 60-grade fastball with impressive off-speed stuff, as his slider (55), changeup (55) and curveball (50) are all plus offerings.
“He can show a distinct curve and slider, though both can get loose because of inconsistent finish, and there is a bit of a split camp among scouts over which is the better offering, but he answered a lot of concerns about his feel to spin this spring,” MLB.com writes.
“He hadn’t used his changeup much at all prior to this year, but it became a real go-to pitch for him, giving him another at least above-average offering.”
Bleacher Report gave the Braves even more praise, assigning an A+ grade for the selection of Caminiti.
“Leaving the Braves with their pick of the high school pitching crop feels like a mistake those first 23 teams are going to regret,” Bleacher Report writes. “Caminiti was regularly linked to the Tigers (No. 11) and Giants (No. 13) and is widely regarded as the best high school arm in this class.”
Adding onto those fond of Atlanta’s pick is The Sporting News, which gave Atlanta another A.
