Noah Cameron - Prospects Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Breakouts (Week 11)

Noah Cameron is a prospect fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup, breakout for Week 11 (2025). Add Noah Cameron as a free-agent call-up for fantasy baseball.

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues

ROSTERED IN: 50% of Leagues

ANALYSIS: Noah Cameron is 2-1 with a 0.85 ERA in 31 2/3 innings pitched, but his roster rate suggests fantasy managers aren't buying it. His .148 BABIP, 99.1 percent strand rate, and 5.1 percent HR/FB all scream negative regression, while his 16 percent K% and 8.4 percent BB% suggest an unrosterable pitcher. The resulting 3.20 xERA and 4.59 xFIP aren't great.

Throw in Cameron's average fastball velocity of 91.2 mph, and many fantasy managers dismiss Cameron as a nobody with incredibly good fortune.

While Cameron will not continue pitching to a 0.85 ERA, his MiLB track record suggests significant strikeout upside.

Cameron began 2025 at Omaha and posted a 3.31 ERA, 3.34 xFIP, 28.6 percent K%, and 9.8 percent BB% over 32 2/3 IP. His .263 BABIP probably regressed too much, but the 25-year-old deserved a big league opportunity based on his MiLB resume.

Why isn't Cameron getting strikeouts with the Royals? His fastball has been terrible with a 2.4 percent SwStr% and 53.2 percent Zone%, but the rest of his arsenal has strikeout upside. The vaunted changeup has disappointed so far with a 13.8 percent SwStr%, 43.8 percent Zone%, and 28.9 percent chase rate.

Fortunately, Cameron's other three pitches have been great. His new cutter has a 15.6 percent SwStr% and 63.6 percent Zone%, giving Cameron an elite "fastball."

Cameron lacks a chase pitch, but the changeup probably serves that role if the scouting reports are right. He sometimes threw too many strikes on the farm and developed Gopheritis, but Kauffman Stadium's 82 HR factor (2023-2025) should mitigate that. Likewise, Kansas City is tied for sixth with 11 Outs Above Average (OAA) this year.

Whether Cameron continues to get starts is another question. The Royals are currently using a six-man rotation, and they might want to continue doing so to limit Kris Bubic's innings. If they don't, Michael Lorenzen's 4.94 ERA and previous bullpen experience could leave him the odd man out instead of Cameron.

Cameron gets the Yankees on Tuesday in Kansas City, which is a scary matchup. He projects to start at Texas on June 17, after that, which should be much easier. There's risk here, but Cameron's prospect pedigree, MiLB performance, and environment all suggest he needs to be added in all leagues.

Noah Cameron, Dirty 82mph Slider. 😨 pic.twitter.com/qkTk7FGihV

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 18, 2025

- Written by Rick Lucks

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