• Full name Erich Uelmen
  • Born 05/19/1996 in Las Vegas, NV
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Cal Poly
  • Debut 07/22/2022
  • Drafted in the 4th round (135th overall) by the Chicago Cubs in 2017 (signed for $382,300).
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    Uelmen has the durable size (6-foot-3, 210 pounds) and sinker command to be a durable, back-of-the-rotation starter. He's posed more than 190 innings the last two seasons at Cal Poly, relying heavily on a sinker that earned one comparison to Derek Lowe. He'll sit at 90-94 mph with his two-seamer, using a fast arm to get heavy late sink. His breaking ball, a slurvy slider, gives him an average secondary pitch. Uehlmen had improved his strikeout rate significantly, from 6.8 last year to 9.2 in 2017, while still keeping his walks low. He has a chance to be a back-of-the-rotation starter and could go out as high as the fourth round.

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Career Transactions

  • Lehigh Valley IronPigs transferred RHP Erich Uelmen from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
  • Lehigh Valley IronPigs placed RHP Erich Uelmen on the 7-day injured list.
  • Lehigh Valley IronPigs placed RHP Erich Uelmen on the 7-day injured list.
  • Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Erich Uelmen to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
  • Lehigh Valley IronPigs activated RHP Erich Uelmen.
  • Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Erich Uelmen to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
  • Philadelphia Phillies recalled RHP Erich Uelmen from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
  • Philadelphia Phillies recalled RHP Erich Uelmen from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
  • Lehigh Valley IronPigs activated RHP Erich Uelmen from the 7-day injured list.
  • Lehigh Valley IronPigs placed RHP Erich Uelmen on the 7-day injured list.
  • Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Erich Uelmen to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
  • Chicago Cubs traded RHP Erich Uelmen to Philadelphia Phillies for cash.

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