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McCambley

McCambley will work low leverage innings for the Reds. The 27-year-old has a 6.23 ERA for the Reds this year in 4 1/3 innings, as well as a 2.94 ERA between the Reds and Marlins Triple-A affiliates in 49 innings.

McCambley was up for a couple games with the Reds as extra long relief depth.

McCambley was sent back to Triple-A two weeks ago after allowing three runs on six hits in four innings across three appearances out of the bullpen for the Reds. He’ll work in middle relief.

The 26-year-old allowed three runs on six hits in four innings across three appearances out of the bullpen for the Reds. His Triple-A numbers are much better, so we expect he’ll get another chance over the summer.

McCambley came to the Reds two weeks ago as part of the Rece Hinds trade with the Marlins. A former starting pitcher, McCambley has a 2.37 ERA and 37/18 K/BB ratio in 30 1/3 innings in 15 appearances (two starts) in Triple-A this season. He will provide depth out of the bullpen.

McCambley has pitched well in Triple-A Jacksonville with a 2.36 ERA over 26 2/3 innings, but it’s worth noting he’s walked 17 batters in that timeframe against 32 strikeouts. The 27-year-old has a good chance of getting an opportunity with the Cincinnati staff in 2026.

The Rule 5 pick did not crack the Phillies’ Opening Day roster, so he has been returned to the organization that he was plucked from back in December. McCambley actually showed out well during Grapefruit League play, posting a 1.23 ERA, 1.50 WHIP with a troublesome 4/6 K/BB ratio over 7 1/3 innings in his eight appearances.

McCambley, 26, had a 2.90 ERA and an 83/22 K/BB in 62 innings out of the pen between Double- and Triple-A last season. He throws in the mid-90s, but he uses his cutter more than his fastball and also attacks hitters with a slider. It’s package that could make him adequate in middle relief.

McCambley allowed just two hits -- one of them a homer -- and issued two walks. The right-hander has had a tough go of it for most of the 2022 campaign, as this ‘lowered’ his ERA to 5.30 EA in his 73 innings with the Blue Wahoos. There’s no questonining McCambley’s stuff, he has one of the best curveballs in the minors, and that’s not hyperbole. He also has an above-average fastball and average change, but the command has gone backwards as seen in 38 walks. If he can throw enough (quality) strikes he has a chance to pitch as a mid-rotation arm, but there’s no denying the volatility in his profile.

Twenty-one up, twenty-one down. Not bad for a second professional start. McCambley didn’t get a chance to finish the perfect game because of a pitch-count limit, but it’s still a heck of a start -- and just the second professional start of the 22-year-old’s career. The 75th pick out of Coastal Carolina last June, McCambley has a plus curveball right now, and he complements that bender with a low-to-mid 90s fastball and usable change. Don’t expect the right-hander to develop into an ace. but McCambley could be a fast-track pitcher who pitches in the middle of the Miami rotation in a couple of seasons.