Abner Uribe

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Milwaukee Brewers #13 prospect in 2023
  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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  Ranked Milwaukee Brewers #20 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: The Brewers signed Uribe out of the Dominican Republic for $85,000 in 2018, when he was an 18-year-old with a low-90s fastball. The next year, Uribe’s fastball reached the mid 90s, and by the time he got to instructional league in 2020, he touched 101 mph. Uribe made his full-season debut in 2021 as a 21-year-old in Low-A Wisconsin, where he lit up radar guns with erratic control. That continued after the season in the Arizona Fall League, where he walked 17 in nine innings.
  
  Scouting Report: Uribe is one of the hardest throwers on the planet. He tops out at 103 mph, sitting in the mid-to-upper 90s and regularly cracking triple digits. Some scouts thought his fastball was more hittable than the pure velocity would suggest, but Uribe has shown feel for a slider that could be an average pitch and he posted a 35% strikeout rate in Carolina. He has a changeup but rarely throws it. Uribe profiles best as a reliever, and to stick around in that role he will need to make massive improvements with his control. His feel for pitching is still raw and he has trouble syncing up his delivery, leading him to throw 14 wild pitches and issue 6.7 walks per nine innings in 2021.
  
  The Future: Uribe’s arm strength gives him a chance to develop into a power reliever, but he will have to tame his wildness to realize that potential.
  
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  Ranked Milwaukee Brewers #22 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: Uribe was old enough to sign out of the Dominican Republic in 2017 but wasn't officially registered with Major League Baseball, so the Brewers signed him in 2018 for $85,000. Uribe's fastball topped out in the low 90s when he signed and has since skyrocketed. He began touching the mid 90s in his stateside debut in 2019, then sat 95-98 mph and touched 101 at instructional league in 2020.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uribe has always had fast arm speed, and his velocity spike came as he gained strength and became more consistent with his delivery. He has thrown just 28.1 official innings in three years, mostly as a reliever, so the rest of his development beyond his velocity lags behind. Uribe's fastball command and overall strike-throwing has been erratic and he tends to overthrow. He has shown a feel for a slider that's ahead of his changeup, but because he often falls behind in counts his focus has been on learning how to throw his fastball for strikes.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uribe has a chance to be a power-armed reliever. He'll need to throw strikes to get there.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  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.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  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.
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/High
  
  Track Record: The Brewers signed Uribe out of the Dominican Republic for $85,000 in 2018, when he was an 18-year-old with a low-90s fastball. The next year, Uribe&#39s fastball reached the mid 90s, and by the time he got to instructional league in 2020, he touched 101 mph. Uribe made his full-season debut in 2021 as a 21-year-old in Low-A Wisconsin, where he lit up radar guns with erratic control. That continued after the season in the Arizona Fall League, where he walked 17 in nine innings.
  
  Scouting Report: Uribe is one of the hardest throwers on the planet. He tops out at 103 mph, sitting in the mid-to-upper 90s and regularly cracking triple digits. Some scouts thought his fastball was more hittable than the pure velocity would suggest, but Uribe has shown feel for a slider that could be an average pitch and he posted a 35% strikeout rate in Carolina. He has a changeup but rarely throws it. Uribe profiles best as a reliever, and to stick around in that role he will need to make massive improvements with his control. His feel for pitching is still raw and he has trouble syncing up his delivery, leading him to throw 14 wild pitches and issue 6.7 walks per nine innings in 2021.
  
  The Future: Uribe&#39s arm strength gives him a chance to develop into a power reliever, but he will have to tame his wildness to realize that potential.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: The Brewers signed Uribe out of the Dominican Republic for $85,000 in 2018, when he was an 18-year-old with a low-90s fastball. The next year, Uribe’s fastball reached the mid 90s, and by the time he got to instructional league in 2020, he touched 101 mph. Uribe made his full-season debut in 2021 as a 21-year-old in Low-A Wisconsin, where he lit up radar guns with erratic control. That continued after the season in the Arizona Fall League, where he walked 17 in nine innings.
  
  Scouting Report: Uribe is one of the hardest throwers on the planet. He tops out at 103 mph, sitting in the mid-to-upper 90s and regularly cracking triple digits. Some scouts thought his fastball was more hittable than the pure velocity would suggest, but Uribe has shown feel for a slider that could be an average pitch and he posted a 35% strikeout rate in Carolina. He has a changeup but rarely throws it. Uribe profiles best as a reliever, and to stick around in that role he will need to make massive improvements with his control. His feel for pitching is still raw and he has trouble syncing up his delivery, leading him to throw 14 wild pitches and issue 6.7 walks per nine innings in 2021.
  
  The Future: Uribe’s arm strength gives him a chance to develop into a power reliever, but he will have to tame his wildness to realize that potential.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Uribe was old enough to sign out of the Dominican Republic in 2017 but wasn't officially registered with Major League Baseball, so the Brewers signed him in 2018 for $85,000. Uribe's fastball topped out in the low 90s when he signed and has since skyrocketed. He began touching the mid 90s in his stateside debut in 2019, then sat 95-98 mph and touched 101 at instructional league in 2020.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uribe has always had fast arm speed, and his velocity spike came as he gained strength and became more consistent with his delivery. He has thrown just 28.1 official innings in three years, mostly as a reliever, so the rest of his development beyond his velocity lags behind. Uribe's fastball command and overall strike-throwing has been erratic and he tends to overthrow. He has shown a feel for a slider that's ahead of his changeup, but because he often falls behind in counts his focus has been on learning how to throw his fastball for strikes.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uribe has a chance to be a power-armed reliever. He'll need to throw strikes to get there.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Uribe was old enough to sign out of the Dominican Republic in 2017 but wasn't officially registered with Major League Baseball, so the Brewers signed him in 2018 for $85,000. Uribe's fastball topped out in the low 90s when he signed and has since skyrocketed. He began touching the mid 90s in his stateside debut in 2019, then sat 95-98 mph and touched 101 at instructional league in 2020.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uribe has always had fast arm speed, and his velocity spike came as he gained strength and became more consistent with his delivery. He has thrown just 28.1 official innings in three years, mostly as a reliever, so the rest of his development beyond his velocity lags behind. Uribe's fastball command and overall strike-throwing has been erratic and he tends to overthrow. He has shown a feel for a slider that's ahead of his changeup, but because he often falls behind in counts his focus has been on learning how to throw his fastball for strikes.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uribe has a chance to be a power-armed reliever. He'll need to throw strikes to get there.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Uribe was old enough to sign out of the Dominican Republic in 2017 but wasn't officially registered with Major League Baseball, so the Brewers signed him in 2018 for $85,000. Uribe's fastball topped out in the low 90s when he signed and has since skyrocketed. He began touching the mid 90s in his stateside debut in 2019, then sat 95-98 mph and touched 101 at instructional league in 2020.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uribe has always had fast arm speed, and his velocity spike came as he gained strength and became more consistent with his delivery. He has thrown just 28.1 official innings in three years, mostly as a reliever, so the rest of his development beyond his velocity lags behind. Uribe's fastball command and overall strike-throwing has been erratic and he tends to overthrow. He has shown a feel for a slider that's ahead of his changeup, but because he often falls behind in counts his focus has been on learning how to throw his fastball for strikes.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uribe has a chance to be a power-armed reliever. He'll need to throw strikes to get there.