McCambley (elbow) struck out two over 1.2 scoreless frames in his first appearance for Double-A Pensacola.
He missed the first two months of the season and then spent almost two weeks on a rehab assignment across the Florida Complex League and Florida State League. McCambley projects as a multi-inning reliever in the majors, and it looks like the Marlins may be ready to make that transition from starter to reliever this season in the minors.
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Marlins' Zach McCambley: Out with elbow soreness
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McCambley is sidelined at Double-A Pensacola with elbow soreness and is expected back in mid-to-late June, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
Director of minor-league operations Hector Crespo said there is nothing structurally wrong with McCambley's elbow, but he has not pitched since spring training. The 24-year-old righty has a famously impressive curveball, but he has a career 5.51 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in 134 innings at Double-A.
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Marlins' Zach McCambley: Promoted to Double-A
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McCambley was promoted to Double-A Pensacola on Wednesday.
McCambley was drafted number 75 overall by Miami in last year's draft. The right-hander began his professional career this season at High-A Beloit, and it didn't take long for him to show the Marlins he's ready to move to Double-A. McCambley started in each of his 11 appearances with the Snappers, posting a 3.79 ERA to go along with a very impressive 73:6 K:BB. He figures to continue in a starting role with Pensacola, though it still remains a strong possibility that he'll eventually be converted to a reliever.
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Marlins' Zach McCambley: Perfect outing at High-A
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McCambley threw seven perfect innings for High-A Beloit in his second professional start last Tuesday while striking out eight, Jordan McPherson of The Miami Herald reports.
A third-round pick in 2020, McCambley overwhelmed the opposition with his mid-90s fastball and tight, low-80s curveball just a week after his 22nd birthday. Scouting reports on the Coastal Carolina product when he was drafted suggested he would need to develop his changeup into a usable third pitch and improve his control and command if he wanted to stick as a starter, and it looks like he may have already begun checking off the latter boxes, posting a 15:2 K:BB through 11 innings so far. McCambley isn't yet on the dynasty radar even in deep formats, but that will change if he continues to deal.
