"He has three above-average pitches. The changeup is still coming in terms of location, but the shape is really good. He's taken to this harder slider, and the fastball is real, obviously. The fastball is most certainly real - last season during..."
Didier Fuentes, a young pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, received a call-up during the previous season at age 20 but struggled across four starts, indicating he wasn't ready for major league competition. However, his exceptional spring training performance this year suggests meaningful development. Braves pitching coach Jeremy Hefner confirms Fuentes possesses three above-average pitches, including a real fastball and improved harder slider. While his changeup continues developing in terms of location, the overall shape is strong. These improvements move the assessment from absolute unreadiness to probable unreadiness, indicating Fuentes is progressing toward potential major league viability, though he remains a work in progress.
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