Braves To Select Didier Fuente Braves To Select Didier Fuente

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    The Braves are going to promote right-handed pitching prospect , reports . The youngster will start tomorrows game against the Marlins. Corresponding moves will be required to add him to both the 40-man and active rosters. Its an extremely aggre sive promotion, as Fuentes only just celebrated his 20th birthday two days ago. A fairly unheralded international signing out of Colombia, Fuentes has raised his Myles Powell Jersey stock as he has climbed the minor league ladder. Last year, he to sed 75 2/3 innings at the Single-A level with a 2.74 earned run average. He struck out 32.1% of batters faced while only giving out walks at a 6.9% pace. That got him some prospect love ahead of 2025, with giving him the #7 spot in Atlantas system coming into the year. They mentioned his mid-90s fastball and slider, while noting he was still working on a splitter to neutralize lefties. Here in 2025, he has seemingly raised his stock even farther. He has gone from High-A to Double-A and Triple-A, to sing a combined 39 1/3 innings. The 4.81 ERA might not jump off the page but he has a 28.9% strikeout rate and 7.2% walk rate. Hes been hurt by a 58.4% strand rate, which is why his 2.81 FIP suggests he has deserved better this year. Coming into the year, listed Fuentes as the #11 prospect in the Atlanta system but they now as third in the system and #82 in the entire league. Both FanGraphs and use of the Mariners as a comp for Fuentes. The Atlanta rotation has taken a few hits this year. required Tommy John surgery and has been sidelined by arthroscopic shoulder surgery. At the moment, the starting group consists of , , , and . Its po sible that Fuentes will just be making a spot start. The club just began a stretch of playing 13 games in a row, so he can give all the other starters an extra day of rest in the midst of that, while getting his first taste of the majors. Photo courtesy of Brett Davis, Imagn Images Reggie Bullock Jersey