Three Braves featured on ESPN’s top 100 prospects

With Spring Training just a few weeks away, nearly every outlet has released its Top 100 prospects list, and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel is as high on the Braves as anyone. Three Atlanta prospects made the cut — Cam Caminiti, Didier Fuentes, and JR Ritchie.

#53 Cam Caminiti

Caminiti is universally regarded as the top prospect in the Braves organization and one of the top 100 prospects in baseball. The Braves selected him in the first round of the 2024 draft, and he was widely viewed as the best prep arm in his class. Early returns have only reinforced that belief.

Caminiti posted a 2.08 ERA for the Low-A Augusta GreenJackets in 2025, flashing the kind of stuff that gives him legitimate frontline starter potential. If his development continues on its current trajectory, there’s a real chance he’s viewed as one of the premier left-handed pitching prospects in the game by the end of the season.

“Caminiti’s scouting report — 92-95, touching 97 mph with solid shape, an improving but roughly average sweepy slider, and a roughly average changeup — isn’t overwhelming at the moment, but he’s the right kind of prospect with the right markers for future growth and scouts are expecting a breakthrough in the next few years,” McDaniel writes. “Caminiti (cousin of former NL MVP Ken) reclassified into the 2024 draft class, so he didn’t turn 18 years old until after he was the 24th pick, a key marker for future success.”

Given his age, Caminiti isn’t likely to make his MLB debut for at least a couple of years, but it’ll be interesting to see how aggressive the Braves are with him. They are not typically an organization that shies away from testing their most talented pitchers, which brings us to the next guy on this list.

#88 Didier Fuentes

It’s nice to see this level of respect for Didier Fuentes, especially since he’s a young arm some Braves fans may have already written off based on what they saw last season. In a moment of desperation caused by injuries, Atlanta turned to a relatively unknown prospect who had just turned 20 years old.

The results over four starts were gaudy. Fuentes posted a 13.05 ERA, surrendering six home runs in just 13 innings. Still, the raw stuff is undeniably promising, and the fact that the Braves were willing to call on him after just one Triple-A start speaks volumes about how they view his makeup and long-term potential.

“Fuentes’ release profile is similar to Bryan Woo and his stuff is similar to Joe Ryan, so this somewhat unusual profile is one that sleeper prospects have used to become standout starters; Fuentes could be next,” McDaniel writes.

Fuentes would go on to finish with a 3.63 ERA in five starts for the Gwinnett Stripers. He’s still got a ways to go before he’s on the mound every five days for the Braves, but when it all clicks, he could become a staple in Atlanta for a long time.

#89 JR Ritchie

JR Ritchie comes in right behind Fuentes at #89 — well deserved after his spectacular 2025 campaign in which he posted a 2.64 ERA across 26 starts (A+-AAA).

“Six-pitch righty with starter traits fully back from elbow surgery and ready to join the big league rotation,” McDaniel writes.

Ritchie has done just about everything necessary to prove he’s ready for his MLB debut. Atlanta has a lot of rotation options entering the season, but if we learned anything from last year, they’ll be plenty of opportunities when injuries inevitably arise. He feels like the most likely candidate to be this year’s Spencer Schwellenbach or Hurston Waldrep.