WASHINGTON – Throughout the summer and fall, pitching instructors in the Nationals’ farm system raved about a right-handed pitcher who had been in the system since 2014 but had never pitched above Double-A Harrisburg.
That pitcher was Steven Fuentes, 23, whose efforts were rewarded on Friday as he was added to Washington’s 40-man roster.
“I saw him in Instructional League. He kind of has a pretty good sinker and changeup,” Justin Lord, who was slated to be the Single-A Fredericksburg pitching coach this year, told Federal Baseball on Friday just a few hours after the move was official.