"Expectations were high for Fuentes in 2025 coming off a breakout 2024 with Augusta, where he pitched to a 2.74 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with 98 strikeouts over 75.2 innings as a 19-year-old. Fuentes had been a guy with potential before then, but it was his 2024 breakout that really saw his stock rise. Fuentes skyrocketed through the minors in 2025. He made just three starts with Rome, then five with Columbus, prior to his promotion to Gwinnett."
"He struggled a bit in Atlanta, as it was clear he wasn't quite ready for the big leagues, but he finished out the season making four more starts in Triple-A before his season ended early due to injury. In his 13 minor league starts he went 1-7 with a 4.58 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 71 strikeouts to 16 walks over 57 innings pitched. He also made four starts with the Braves, posting a 13.85 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 13 innings."
"The ERA doesn't tell you the whole story, but he did an excellent job prior to his call up, as well as after. He allowed 7.7 hits per nine with 2.5 walks and allowed three or fewer runs in 10 of his 13 starts, with the other three seeing him allow four, four, and six (five earned) runs. Fuentes was pretty much in complete control and carving up the lineups in front of him."
Didier Fuentes signed with Atlanta as a 2022 international free agent from Colombia for a $75,000 bonus. He broke out in 2024 with Augusta, posting a 2.74 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 98 strikeouts in 75.2 innings at age 19. In 2025 he moved rapidly through Rome, Columbus and Gwinnett, debuting with Atlanta three days after his 20th birthday. Across 13 minor-league starts he went 1-7 with a 4.58 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 71 strikeouts in 57 innings, and he allowed a 13.85 ERA in four major-league starts. He showed strong control and strikeout ability before an injury ended his season.
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