The Adelaide Giants won their third Australian Baseball League championship in four years recently. The team featured eight Phillies prospects on the roster for the Winter League season. We’ll take a look at those prospects.


Camron Hill, 22, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in Fayetteville where he was a standout left-handed pitcher at Whitewater High School. In his high school years, Hill earned statewide recognition as one of Georgia’s top left-hand pitching prospects and finished his prep career with strong numbers on the mound, including a very low ERA and lots of strikeouts over several seasons of work. Those performances helped him get onto college radars and ultimately led to a commitment to play for Georgia Tech.

At Georgia Tech Hill’s journey was a mixed bag of promise and challenges. He joined the Yellow Jackets and played across the 2022–2024 seasons. His raw talent and physical 6′ 6″ frame were obvious from the start, but his college ERA and results were uneven in Atlantic Coast Conference competition. Over those seasons he alternated between relief and starting roles and posted an elevated ERA and struggled to find consistency. Despite the uneven numbers in NCAA play, he did show flashes of brilliance, particularly in the summer collegiate circuit.

The summer before his final college season he lit up the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. Pitching for the Cotuit Kettleers in 2023, Hill posted a tiny 1.09 ERA over 33 innings with a strong strikeout rate, while competing against some of the best college hitters, which helped boost his draft profile significantly.

After Georgia Tech, Hill entered the 2024 MLB Draft and was selected by the Phillies in the eighth round (252nd overall). He signed and began his professional career with a modest signing bonus just under $200,000.

Minor League Career and Stats
Once in the Phillies organization, Hill’s early pro results have been a work in progress. In 2025 he spent time with the Single-A Clearwater Threshers, where he made a mix of starts. Across eight appearances he worked 21 innings, striking out 27 but also walking 23, and he finished with a 4.15 ERA and a high 1.94 WHIP. That combination points toward talent and swing-and-miss stuff but serious control issues that need refinement.

Baseball Savant records for his very limited minor league outings list about 12.2 innings with a sub-1.00 ERA and 17 strikeouts, but those numbers come from a very small sample early in his pro timeline and don’t capture his full 2025 work.

He has also been on and off the injured list — including shoulder discomfort in spring training that slowed his progress and a later rehab stint — which interrupted his ability to build a consistent season on the mound. That inconsistency can be tough for a young arm trying to find a rhythm in pro ball.

Hill pitched in the ABL over the winter and showed better command — 9 walks in 23.2 innings to go with 30 strikeouts — but still struggled with a 6.46 ERA in two starts and 10 relief outings.

Pitch Arsenal and Stuff
Hill’s pitch mix is built around a fastball that sits in the low-90s, usually 90–94 miles per hour, and has shown the ability to go slightly higher higher at times. Scouts generally agree that his best pitch is a slider or slider-ish breaking ball with good movement and spin. He also mixes in an occasional changeup in the low-80s to keep right-handed hitters honest. That fastball/slider combo is the foundation of his approach and the pitch that got him noticed at Cape Cod.

Descriptions of his delivery often note a little bit of crossfire deception and a three-quarter arm slot that can hide the ball well coming out of his long, projectable frame. Adding a cutter or splitter to the mix was mentioned by local observers, though the fastball and slider remain primary offerings.

Sabermetrics and Strengths/Weaknesses
While advanced metrics for Hill specifically are limited because of his small samples in pro ball, some general themes stand out. His strikeout rates are promising and show he can miss bats, but his walk rates and WHIP suggest that control and command are areas of ongoing development. That’s pretty typical for a young pitcher with a long levered delivery and exciting raw stuff. His ability to generate swings and misses on his best days is an obvious strength, but that same rawness can lead to inconsistency in results.

Injuries and Development
Injuries have played a role in his early career. A shoulder issue in spring camp and the resulting time on the injured list in 2025 support the idea that health and durability will be key for his development. Coming back and handling innings consistently after interruptions has been a challenge for many pitchers and Hill appears to be navigating that same classic pro ball hurdle.

Big Picture
Camron Hill is still a young arm in the Phillies system with obvious size and a present mix of pitches that can get big league hitters out if they continue to develop and he gains consistency with them. He’s shown the ability to hit the mid-90s at times and flash a quality breaking pitch, and his Cape Cod performance still resonates in many scouts’ minds. What he needs most as he moves forward is continued refinement of control, consistent strike-throwing ability, and staying healthy to let his raw tools fully develop.

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