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Abner Uribe Stats & Scouting Report College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

BA Grade/Risk: 45/High

Track Record: Uribe was 18 and touching the low-90s when the Brewers signed him for $85,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2018. By the next year, Uribe reached the mid 90s, and by the end of 2020, he reached 101 mph. Uribe made two appearances in 2022 before missing the rest of the regular season to have left knee surgery for a torn meniscus, though he returned for the Arizona Fall League and the Brewers added him to their 40-man roster after the season.

Scouting Report: Few pitchers in the world can match Uribe's raw velocity. The relief prospect regularly operates in the upper 90s, consistently touches triple digits and has hit 103 mph, though some scouts have said Uribe's fastball is more hittable than the radar gun readings might suggest. Some of that might stem from poor fastball command. Uribe is a high-energy pitcher with an aggressive, up-tempo delivery he's still learning to corral, which leads to poor control. He throws a slider with power in the upper 80s and has shown improvement to flash as an above-average pitch. Uribe has a changeup but it's rare for him to throw one.

The Future: If Uribe can tame his wildness and throw a more consistent slider, he has the stuff to pitch high-leverage innings. If not, he will join a long list of flamethrowers who were never able to translate it into big league success.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Slider: 55. Changeup: 30. Control: 30.

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