Didier Fuentes’s stuff has been electric this Spring. A 17/0 K/BB ratio in 9 innings attests to that. Yeah, it’s Spring Training, but he clearly has something. Do you know what he doesn’t have? His curveball.
Per our 2026 Preseason Top 30 Prospect list coverage, Didier “is working to develop a curveball.” It’s not bad at all in this brief video. It looks pretty good in the minor league numbers and the video. But we haven’t seen it this Spring.
He’s been basically fastball-slider this year with the splitter thrown it. All of his strikeouts were with the fastball-slider mix. It’s nearly a carbon copy of Spencer Strider’s 2022 season.
With respect to pitch types, Spencer Strider’s 2022 season and Didier Fuentes’ 2026 Spring are nearly identical. Fuentes only adds the splitter and Strider with the changeup. So where’s Didier Fuentes’ curveball? It’s probably left in Gwinnett for now. Let’s hope he can get enough results at the Major League level to worry about Triple-A this year.