The Phillies selected McCambley with the 12th pick of the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.
A third-round pick in 2020, McCambley spent the first five-plus years of his pro career in the Marlins organization. He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2025 as a reliever, logging a 3.32 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 52:15 K:BB in 40.2 innings across 36 appearances. His stuff isn't quite as good as his 2025 results might indicate, but he has a quality slider and cutter to help offset the fact his fastball sits in the 93-95 mph range with poor movement.
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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.
