Edwin Uceta

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #24 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: An unheralded $10,000 signee out of the Dominican Republic, Uceta finished second in the Dodgers system in ERA (2.77) and strikeouts (141) as he rose to Double-A in 2019. He missed the start of summer camp in 2020 for undisclosed reasons and was sent home from the alternate training site for breaking Covid-19 safety protocols. The Dodgers still added him to the 40-man roster after the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uceta is a slight-bodied righthander with impressive feel to pitch. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and touches 94, but it plays up with extension and late ride from his lower release height. Uceta's changeup is his out pitch. He sells it with his arm speed and it looks like his fastball out of his hand before dropping with late run and fade in the mid-80s. Uceta expertly plays his fastball and changeup off of each other and keeps batters guessing. His upper-70s, slurvy breaking ball remains a work in progress but gets some swings and misses from righthanded batters. He ties everything together with average control.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uceta still has room to fill out and add velocity. He can be a back-end starter if he does.
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  Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #17 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: The Dodgers signed Uceta for just $10,000 as an 18-year-old out of the Dominican Republic, and he quickly emerged as a steal. He helped pitch Rookie-level Ogden to the Pioneer League championship in 2017 and high Class A Rancho Cucamonga to the California League championship in 2018. He split 2019 between high Class A and Double-A and finished second in the Dodgers' system in ERA (2.77) and strikeouts (141).
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uceta is a slight-bodied righthander with an advanced feel to pitch and keeps adding velocity. His fastball ranges from 90-94 mph and plays up with extension and riding life from his lower release height. He pairs his deceptive fastball with a plus mid-80s changeup that mirrors his fastball out of his hand before fading and dropping suddenly. His sweepy upper-70s breaking ball is highly effective against righties and gets nearly as many whiffs as his changeup. Uceta ties everything with average control and has improved at limiting his home runs allowed by staying out of the middle of the plate.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uceta's plus-plus makeup and work ethic lead the Dodgers to believe he'll keep adding weight and velocity. If he does, he has a chance to became a back-of-the-rotation starter.
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  Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #28 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: The Dodgers have had success signing older international pitchers at a discount in recent years, with Uceta a prime example. Signed for just $10,000 as an 18-year-old out of the Dominican Republic, Uceta helped pitch Rookie-level Ogden to the Pioneer League championship in his first season. In his second, he ranked seventh in the Midwest League in ERA (3.25) before a promotion to high Class A Rancho Cucamonga.
  
  Scouting Report: Uceta is still growing into his slight frame, giving him some projection on his three-pitch mix. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and touches 94, and he backs it up with a sweeping slider that starts in the righthanded batter's box and ends up on the outside corner. He mostly relies on his fastball and slider, but his changeup flashes average and has shown better in the past. Uceta has average control and sometimes spends a little too much time in the strike zone, resulting in high home runs allowed totals.
  
  The Future: Uceta's stuff is a tick light at present, so a lot depends on him filling out and adding velocity. He'll start back at Rancho Cucamonga in 2019.

• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: An unheralded $10,000 signee out of the Dominican Republic, Uceta finished second in the Dodgers system in ERA (2.77) and strikeouts (141) as he rose to Double-A in 2019. He missed the start of summer camp in 2020 for undisclosed reasons and was sent home from the alternate training site for breaking Covid-19 safety protocols. The Dodgers still added him to the 40-man roster after the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uceta is a slight-bodied righthander with impressive feel to pitch. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and touches 94, but it plays up extension and late ride from his lower release height. Uceta's changeup is his out pitch. He sells it with his arm speed and it looks like his fastball out of his hand before dropping off the table with late run and fade in the mid-80s. Uceta expertly plays his fastball and changeup off each other and keeps batters guessing. His upper-70s, slurvy breaking ball remains a work in progress but gets some swings and misses from righthanded batters. Uceta ties everything together with average control.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uceta still has room to fill out and add velocity. He can be a back-end starter if he does.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: An unheralded $10,000 signee out of the Dominican Republic, Uceta finished second in the Dodgers system in ERA (2.77) and strikeouts (141) as he rose to Double-A in 2019. He missed the start of summer camp in 2020 for undisclosed reasons and was sent home from the alternate training site for breaking Covid-19 safety protocols. The Dodgers still added him to the 40-man roster after the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uceta is a slight-bodied righthander with impressive feel to pitch. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and touches 94, but it plays up extension and late ride from his lower release height. Uceta's changeup is his out pitch. He sells it with his arm speed and it looks like his fastball out of his hand before dropping off the table with late run and fade in the mid-80s. Uceta expertly plays his fastball and changeup off each other and keeps batters guessing. His upper-70s, slurvy breaking ball remains a work in progress but gets some swings and misses from righthanded batters. Uceta ties everything together with average control.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uceta still has room to fill out and add velocity. He can be a back-end starter if he does.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: An unheralded $10,000 signee out of the Dominican Republic, Uceta finished second in the Dodgers system in ERA (2.77) and strikeouts (141) as he rose to Double-A in 2019. He missed the start of summer camp in 2020 for undisclosed reasons and was sent home from the alternate training site for breaking Covid-19 safety protocols. The Dodgers still added him to the 40-man roster after the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uceta is a slight-bodied righthander with impressive feel to pitch. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and touches 94, but it plays up with extension and late ride from his lower release height. Uceta's changeup is his out pitch. He sells it with his arm speed and it looks like his fastball out of his hand before dropping with late run and fade in the mid-80s. Uceta expertly plays his fastball and changeup off of each other and keeps batters guessing. His upper-70s, slurvy breaking ball remains a work in progress but gets some swings and misses from righthanded batters. He ties everything together with average control.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uceta still has room to fill out and add velocity. He can be a back-end starter if he does.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: The Dodgers signed Uceta for just $10,000 as an 18-year-old out of the Dominican Republic, and he quickly emerged as a steal. He helped pitch Rookie-level Ogden to the Pioneer League championship in 2017 and high Class A Rancho Cucamonga to the California League championship in 2018. He split 2019 between high Class A and Double-A and finished second in the Dodgers’ system in ERA (2.77) and strikeouts (141).
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uceta is a slight-bodied righthander with an advanced feel to pitch and keeps adding velocity. His fastball ranges from 90-94 mph and plays up extension and riding life from his lower release height. He pairs his deceptive fastball with a plus mid-80s changeup that mirrors his fastball out of his hand before fading and dropping suddenly. His sweepy upper-70s breaking ball is highly effective against righties and gets nearly as many whiffs as his changeup. Uceta ties everything with average control and has improved at limiting his home runs allowed by staying out of the middle of the plate.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uceta’s plus-plus makeup and work ethic lead the Dodgers to believe he’ll keep adding weight and velocity. If he does, he has a chance to became a back-of-the-rotation starter.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: The Dodgers signed Uceta for just $10,000 as an 18-year-old out of the Dominican Republic, and he quickly emerged as a steal. He helped pitch Rookie-level Ogden to the Pioneer League championship in 2017 and high Class A Rancho Cucamonga to the California League championship in 2018. He split 2019 between high Class A and Double-A and finished second in the Dodgers' system in ERA (2.77) and strikeouts (141).
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Uceta is a slight-bodied righthander with an advanced feel to pitch and keeps adding velocity. His fastball ranges from 90-94 mph and plays up with extension and riding life from his lower release height. He pairs his deceptive fastball with a plus mid-80s changeup that mirrors his fastball out of his hand before fading and dropping suddenly. His sweepy upper-70s breaking ball is highly effective against righties and gets nearly as many whiffs as his changeup. Uceta ties everything with average control and has improved at limiting his home runs allowed by staying out of the middle of the plate.
  
  THE FUTURE: Uceta's plus-plus makeup and work ethic lead the Dodgers to believe he'll keep adding weight and velocity. If he does, he has a chance to became a back-of-the-rotation starter.