Rayven Antonio

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Atlanta Braves #30 prospect in 2025
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme.
  
  Track Record: Antonio signed with the Braves out of Colombia as part of their 2023 international signing class, and pitched well—mostly out of the bullpen—in the Dominican Summer League as a 17-year-old. He split time as a starter and reliever in 2024 and posted a 4.05 ERA over 46.2 innings between the Florida Coast League and Low-A Augusta, with a 15.1% strikeout rate and 9.3% walk rate.
  
  Scouting Report: Antonio is a 6-foot-1 righthander who’s much more physical than his listed 190 pounds suggests. He has a thick, strong lower half and works with an easy, controlled delivery. Antonio throws a four-pitch mix that includes a four-seam fastball, two-seam fastball, slider and changeup. He sits 92-93 and has touched 96 with his four-seamer and is a tick lower with his two-seamer, though the sink and armside run of the two-seam variant makes it a more appealing pitch that he also threw for strikes more consistently. Antonio’s slider and changeup need work. His 79-83 mph slider is too often slow with gradual bite that doesn’t induce many whiffs, while his mid-80s changeup is a fringy and inconsistent offering. Antonio’s command and pitchability are his loudest tools at the moment.
  
  The Future: Antonio needs to miss more bats, but he has the fastball command to develop into a backend starter with time if he does so.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 50 | Slider: 40 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 50.