Didier Fuentes has indeed made the Braves’ Opening Day roster and that is an exciting development for Braves fans, as the 20 year old has looked phenomenal this spring. There have been shades of vintage Spencer Strider from Fuentes this spring, but he may still need that third pitch to be able to consistently be effective multiple times through major league batting lineups. There is hope that his splitter can be that effective third pitch, but that fastball-slider combo with his command could be quite deadly. It will be interesting to see if he can earn his retention on the major league roster beyond the period when a six-man rotation is needed, though an injury or two could easily pave the way for that. Either way, Fuentes will be one of the most exciting players to track early this season in Atlanta.
Braves News
The Braves more or less finalized the back end of their pitching staff and position-player crew, as Jeff Passan later confirmed Didier Fuentes’ presence on the Opening Day roster.
The Braves’ Spring Breakout squad had a strong showing in a 8-3 win against the Yankees prospects, as John Gil homered and the pitching staff showed out well.
Chris Sale and Austin Riley performed well in Saturday’s big league spring training game.
MLB News
Mets’ Freddy Peralta is reportedly unlikely to agree to an extension before Opening Day.
Pirates’ top prospect Konnor Griffin has been reassigned to minor league camp and will not begin the season on the Opening Day roster.
Phillies’ top prospect Justin Crawford has made their Opening Day roster.
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