Wilger Camacho

WILGER CAMACHO, RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
Born: October 16, 1997
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 185
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Signed: Int’l Free Agent, 2018
How Acquired: Int’l Free Agent
Country: Venezuela
Agent: N/A

WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE

Camacho was already 20 when the Pirates signed him out of Venezuela.  He has good size for a righty.

2018
DSL:  1-3-2, 3.18 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 22.2 IP, 7.5 BB/9, 10.3 K/9

Camacho pitched mainly in short relief in his debut.  Opponents batted only .200 against him and he had a good K rate, but he also had control issues.

2019
R:  1-1-3, 5.92 ERA, 1.83 WHIP, 13.2 IP, 10.5 BB/9, 5.9 K/9
R+:  0-1-0, 9.00 ERA, 4.00 WHIP, 1.0 IP, 18.0 BB/9, 9.0 K/9

The Pirates sent Camacho initially to Bristol, but after the college draftees reported he moved down to the GCL.  He pitched in short relief, sometimes as closer, and wasn’t especially effective.  He continued to have control issues and didn’t miss many bats.  (NOTE:  One of Camacho’s GCL appearances was credited by MiLB.com to outfielder Carlos Canache.  Neither MiLB nor Baseball Reference has corrected the error, but it’s been corrected here.)

Camacho will likely be at Bristol or back in the GCL in 2020.

CONTRACT INFORMATION
2020: Minor League Contract
PLAYER INFORMATION
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: 2018
MLB Debut: N/A
MiLB FA Eligible: 2024
MLB FA Eligible: N/A
Rule 5 Eligible: 2021
Added to 40-Man: N/A
Options Remaining: 3
MLB Service Time: 0.000
TRANSACTIONS
March 9, 2018: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent.