Didier Fuentes

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Atlanta Braves #11 prospect in 2025
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High.
  
  Track Record: Fuentes signed as a lower-profile international prospect out of Columbia in 2022. That same year he excelled in the Dominican Summer League as a 17-year-old, posting a 2.25 ERA over 11 starts and 44 innings with a 28.9% strikeout rate and 5.8% walk rate. He struggled at Low-A Rome in 2023 but repeated the level in 2024 and excelled, with a 2.74 ERA in 17 starts and 75.2 innings with a 32.1% strikeout rate and 6.9% walk rate.
  
  Scouting Report: Fuentes is a sturdy righthander with a 6-foot, 170-pound frame who pitches from a low three-quarters slot and features a slight plunge in the back of his arm stroke. He primarily pitched off a fastball/slider combination in 2024 and sits in the 92-95 mph range and has touched 97. Fuentes’ fastball has swing-and-miss traits thanks to a low release point, extremely-flat approach angle (-3.94 VAA) and healthy armside movement. His mid-80s slider has solid spin, two-plane break and average potential against righties. Fuentes worked to develop feel for a mid-80s splitter that could provide a useful secondary against lefthanded hitters. Fuentes has been an above-average strike-thrower going back to the DSL, and he establishes his fastball in the zone consistently.
  
  The Future: Fuentes has a starter’s look and a fastball that could carry him. Continuing to improve his secondaries will be among his goals in 2025, when he should be ready to tackle High-A competition.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 55.