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ATL • Pitcher • #75
13 days ago
Fuentes handed out four free passes while scattering a pair of hits, needing just 86 pitches (51 strikes) to navigate six frames. He averaged 96.9 mph on his fastball and generated 13 swinging strikes. The hard-throwing 20-year-old has fired 9 2/3 scoreless innings over two starts at the Triple-A level and appears close to being ready to join Atlanta’s injury-ravaged rotation. He offers enough strikeout upside to be worthy of a speculative roster spot in deeper mixed leagues.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
17 days ago
Fuentes delivered a dominant performance in his return to the minors, piling up 12 swinging strikes while averaging 97.1 mph on his four-seamer. The 20-year-old, who built up his pitch count to 72 (40 strikes) is one of the more intriguing young arms in the league as Atlanta continues to stretch him out before bringing him back to the majors as a starter. It feels like only a matter of weeks before he’s ready for a real shot at the highest level, which makes him a worthwhile stash candidate in extremely deep mixed leagues.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
17 days ago
Fuentes delivered a dominant performance in his return to the minors, piling up 12 swinging strikes while averaging 97.1 mph on his four-seamer. The 20-year-old, who built up his pitch count to 72 (40 strikes) is one of the more intriguing young arms in the league as Atlanta continues to stretch him out before bringing him back to the majors as a starter. It feels like only a matter of weeks before he’s ready for a real shot at the highest level, which makes him a worthwhile stash candidate in extremely deep mixed leagues.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
22 days ago
This was part of the speculation when Fuentes was sent down earlier today, but now we have clarity. MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reports that “Once [Fuentes] gets his pitch count up to 90 over the next couple weeks, there will be a greater chance to see him be part of Atlanta’s rotation over an extended period.” It may be hard to hold Fuentes on your fantasy rosters since we don’t know for sure when he will be up, but it seems like he’s going to get a shot in the Braves’ rotation before April is done.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #75
22 days ago
This is just about usage and the Braves needing a fresh bullpen arm. Fuentes threw four innings of relief yesterday so he won’t be available to pitch for a few days. He has minor league options remaining so he will continue to build his pitch count with Gwinnett and likely return to the Braves as a starter in the coming weeks.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
23 days ago
Fuentes did a nice job piggybacking off of Grant Holmes today, but the Braves couldn’t overcome a 3-0 deficit, scoring just one run on the day. Fuentes would up allowing two hits, walked one and striking out four. If the Braves stay on script, Fuentes will have a few more outings like this and then go start games in Triple-A.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
29 days ago
It’s the first run he’s allowed in 13 1/3 innings this spring. Fuentes probably ought to be the Braves’ No. 2 starter with Spencer Strider out, but at least before the game, the team maintained that he’d open the season in the bullpen, with the plan being to send him to the minors to start in a few weeks. And given that the 20-year-old Fuentes threw just 70 innings last year, that would be the sensible plan if the Braves could afford to do without him. It just seems like that might be difficult right now.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
about 1 month ago
Well that’s certainly a buzzkill. Fantasy managers have been clamoring for Fuentes to get an opportunity to pitch in the Braves’ rotation, but it sounds like that’s going to have to wait a while. It’ll likely take an injury to one of the club’s current five starters for the electric 20-year-old hurler to get his shot.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #75
about 1 month ago
Fuentes has been one of the biggest revelations in the Grapefruit League this spring, compiling a sublime 17/0 K/BB ratio across nine perfect innings over three appearances, thanks mostly to a revamped slider. The wrinkle fantasy-wise here is that the hard-throwing 20-year-old rookie has made Atlanta’s season-opening roster as a reliever, not a traditional starter. That means José Suarez is likely going to wind up with the fifth spot in the rotation with Spencer Schwellenbach (elbow), Hurston Waldrep (elbow) and Joey Wentz (knee) on the shelf. The stuff should play up in shorter bursts out of the bullpen, which makes Fuentes an intriguing addition for fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues. It wouldn’t be surprising if he made a handful of spot starts or eventually moved into the rotation full-time.
Source: Jeff Passan
ATL • Pitcher • #75
about 1 month ago
Fuentes has been an unexpected revelation this spring, posting a stellar 17/0 K/BB ratio across nine perfect innings over three appearances in Grapefruit League action. The hard-throwing 20-year-old clearly wasn’t ready when he was lit up during a brief four-game run with Atlanta last summer as a teenager. He’s looked magnificent this spring and has a decent chance at breaking camp in Atlanta’s season-opening rotation as their fifth starter. He’ll need to beat out veteran José Suarez to make that a reality. It’s too small of a sample size for fantasy managers to overreact but Fuentes is a talented pitching prospect that could be making a leap this spring. He’s worth rostering in deeper mixed leagues based on that possibility alone.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #75
about 1 month ago
Long after the starters were gone, the Yankees nearly pulled off a big comeback, scoring five times off Ian Mejia in the top of the ninth. Fuentes, who made his major league debut one week after his 20th birthday last June, worked at 96-99 mph and threw 30 of his 42 pitches for strikes today. There’s little chance of the Braves making him their fifth starter, but he has a chance of being a factor this summer
ATL • Pitcher • #75
about 1 month ago
Fuentes averaged 97.4 mph with his fastball and showcased a harder slider today. It’s easy to imagine him becoming an elite reliever with that combination, but he’s too good of a prospect as a starter to relegate him to the bullpen right now. If he can’t break into Atlanta’s rotation this summer, then perhaps he could be tried as a reliever down the stretch.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
9 months ago
Fuentes also struck out nine and walked only one while throwing 50 of his 82 pitches for strikes. It’s important to remember that Fuentes just turned 20 years old in June, so even though he looked overmatched in his first big league innings, his career arc is far from written. He may get another shot in Atlanta later this summer.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
10 months ago
This seemed like a given after Fuentes had another rough start on Tuesday and raised his MLB ERA to 13.85 in 13 innings across four starts. The Braves thrust Fuentes into the rotation after an injury to Chris Sale, but even with a spot in the rotation still up for grabs, the team decided it was best for the 20-year-old to head back to the minors for more seasoning.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
10 months ago
This seemed like a given after Fuentes had another rough start on Tuesday and raised his big-league ERA to a sky-high 13.85 mark over 13 innings across four starts. Atlanta thrust Fuentes into the rotation after an injury to Chris Sale, but even with a spot in the rotation still up for grabs, the team decided it was best for the 20-year-old to head back to the minors for more seasoning.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
10 months ago
This seemed like a given after Fuentes had another rough start on Tuesday and raised his MLB ERA to 13.85 in 13 innings across four starts. The Braves thrust Fuentes into the rotation after an injury to Chris Sale, but even with a spot in the rotation still up for grabs, the team decided it was best for the 20-year-old to head back to the minors for more seasoning.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
10 months ago
Fuentes served up a solo homer to Lawrence Butler on the first pitch of the game, an inside-the-park home run. After hitting the next batter, Brent Rooker took him deep for a two-run shot before Max Muncy slugged another two-run blast to make it a five-run first inning. Fuentes was relieved on the mound after loading the bases with no outs in the second inning. The 20-year-old right-hander now holds a 13.85 ERA across 13 innings over four starts and is likely destined to return to the minors.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
10 months ago
Fuentes has had a very frustrating start to his big league career. This is now the second consecutive start where he couldn’t escape the fourth inning as hitters seem to see him well after going around the order one time. His fastball is electric sitting at 96 mph with great carry and his sweeper forced eight swings-and-misses, but neither his curveball nor splitter has been a consistent weapon for him. As a two-pitch pitcher, he becomes very predictable. In most instances, a 9.00 ERA through three starts for a 20-year-old who made just one start at Triple-A would hint at a demotion back to the minor leagues. However, with Chris Sale already on the injured list and Spencer Schwellenbach now out indefinitely, Fuentes could get another few turns in the Braves’ rotation.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
10 months ago
Fuentes has been rocked in his first two starts, posting a miserable 10.80 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and a 4/1 K/BB ratio across 8 1/3 innings to begin his big league career. He’ll take the ball on Tuesday against the Angels and is not a recommended streaming option for fantasy purposes.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #75
10 months ago
Still just 20 years old, Fuentes seems like he could use a bit more refinement of his repertoire before being an impact major league starter. He kept the Mets at bay during their first time around the order, then they went off for a five-run fourth inning which chased him from the game. He started to miss with both his sweeper and curveball which made them sit on his fastball. That’s his bread and butter, but not when hitters know it’s coming. Six of the Mets eight hits came on his fastball, including both of their home runs and two more sac flies. Fuentes has obvious talent, he just may not be ready yet. If he sticks in the rotation for another two turns, he could have a two-start week coming up against the Angels and Orioles.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
10 months ago
Fuentes flashed some big-time stuff on Friday in his exciting major-league debut against the Marlins when he allowed four runs over five innings. The precocious 20-year-old righty will get another turn in Atlanta’s rotation while ace Chris Sale is on the injured list with a fractured ribcage. He’s worthy of a speculative pickup in deeper mixed leagues based on his strikeout potential.
Source: David O’Brien
ATL • Pitcher • #75
10 months ago
It looked like Fuentes – the youngest current major league player at just 20 years old – was about to get his doors blown off by the lowly Marlins in his debut. They had eight hard-hit balls over the first three innings and had four runs home. Yet, Fuentes settled over his final two frames and grew more comfortable with his secondary pitches to try and force some weak contact. While it wasn’t a great debut, the Braves have proven to be one of the more aggressive teams when promoting young prospects and Fuentes could get another shot in this rotation soon if Bryce Elder falters or they sustain another injury. This was expected to just be a single spot start though as Atlanta has aggressively reshuffled their rotation in order to allow their top-line starters to face the Mets with seven games against them in 10 days.