Didier Fuentes
- Atlanta’s roster as it stands late-inning relief · 60 IP · 1.0 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 22, about $45M of surplus value through 2031): a core piece.
Pitching · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,231 pitches
Arsenal & Pitch Lab
Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch
| Pitch | Use | Velo | IVB | HB | Stuff | Loc | Whiff | xRV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-seam69% use | 69% | 97.3 | 14.8 | +10.1 | 113 | 107 | 29% | +0.68 |
| Slider24% use | 24% | 85.4 | 0.9 | −5.8 | 109 | 100 | 38% | +2.24 |
| Splitter7% use | 7% | 89.0 | 5.0 | +17.5 | 91 | 89 | 19% | +0.25 |
Built from his own fastball (97.3 mph) plus the typical shape 16 pitchers with his slot (24°) throw: a sinker around 97.3 mph, 14.8″ rise, +10.1″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +28 against his splitter, his weakest pitch that breaks the same way (+21 to +41 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 120 on his splitter’s scale; the comps’ own sinkers grade 100 at the median, so that sits above 100% of them. That would out-grade 100% of the comps’ real pitches, more likely a result of how the pitch was built than of the pitch, so it isn’t queued.
Most similar pitchers
Pitches like Fuentes: same hand, shape, slot and mix
| Similarity | Player | Stuff | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Steven Cruz KC · ’99 | 113 | −0.4 | 0.0 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | Yoendrys Gómez MIN · ’99 | 115 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Pre-arb |
| 51 | Edgardo Henriquez LAD · ’02 | 121 | 1.5 | 1.1 | Pre-arb |
| 48 | Jonathan Bowlan PHI · ’96 | 114 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Pre-arb |
| 41 | Abner Uribe MIL · ’00 | 113 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Pre-arb |
Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.
Pitch locations · 2026
Where each pitch finishes, by batter side
Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | 21 | 3 | 16.2 IP | 16.2 IP · 2.16 ERA · 31.7% K · 9.5% BB |
| 2025A+ | A+ | Rome Emperors | 20 | 3 | 13 IP | 13 IP · 5.54 ERA · 34.0% K · 9.4% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Columbus Clingstones | 20 | 5 | 21.2 IP | 21.2 IP · 4.98 ERA · 25.0% K · 7.3% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | 20 | 5 | 22.1 IP | 22.1 IP · 3.63 ERA · 32.6% K · 4.5% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 50 · ETA 2026 · #72 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.