The Dodgers announced they’ve designated Edwin Uceta for assignment. The move became necessary when the club selected the contract of utilityman Andy Burns to replace injured third baseman Justin Turner ahead of tonight’s Game 5 of the NLCS.
Uceta has generally been viewed as one of the better pitching prospects in the Dodgers system over the past few seasons. The right-hander posted strong numbers up through Double-A, working primarily as a starting pitcher up until this year. Both Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs and Baseball America suggested Uceta could yet settle in as a capable back-of-the-rotation arm. While he has never thrown especially hard, public prospect evaluators have credited him with solid secondary offerings and control.
Selected to the 40-man roster last winter, Uceta split this season between Los Angeles and Triple-A Oklahoma City. He worked mostly in relief at both stops. Over 20 1/3 big league frames, Uceta pitched to a 6.64 ERA, offsetting a strong 27.2% strikeout rate with an elevated 13% walk percentage. It was a similar story with OKC, as he tossed 38 2/3 frames of 4.71 ERA ball with plenty of punchouts (29.5%) but a few too many free passes (10.1%).
The Dodgers will place Uceta on waivers over the coming days. Between his prospect pedigree, youth, and bat-missing abilities, Uceta could be an appealing flier for another club. He still has two minor league option years remaining, meaning any claiming team could shuttle Uceta back-and-forth between the majors and Triple-A through the end of the 2023 season if he sticks on their 40-man roster.
Another one bites the dust.
Do you try to be the first poster just for funsies?
Just for funsies. 😉
You know what else is fun? A job. You should try it sometime.
Probably an unnecessary comment, Arthur. Relax!
Use the mute button if you don’t like it.
Uceta is well worth a pickup for many teams. Young, very good arm and with minor league success who has a pretty good chance of being a useful back-end starter or reliever. Everybody has bad ERAs in the PCL (AAA-W).
Kind of hoped they would replace JT with Andre Jackson and give him the start…
Or at least Price
Thoughts and prayers that he never enters MLB again
Thoughts and prayers you never post again
Why?
Rangers will pick him up, calling it now
Joining his good friends Dennis Santana and DJ Peters?
Sborz too
What prize do you win if the Rangers DO pick him up?
A Texas size jock strap ⚾️
I don’t understand why they say he had success in the minors. He had an ERA almost 7 at one place and almost 5 at another. It says he doesn’t throw especially hard. Doesn’t sound great to me.
His 2018 and 2019 seasons show some sort of future.
Some day DJ Peters will be a legend in a slow pitch softball league.
Dipoto on phone now. Gonna sign him and then say this was the biggest off season move. Ms will go another 22 years rebuilding
The Mariners were arguably one of the league’s most improved teams last year. In it until Game 162. They have some exciting young players and money to spend. Mariner fans should be excited right now.
He walks too many. The Orioles LOVE guys who walk too many.
Unrelated to Uceta but Julio Urias has one of the worst mound demeanors, I’ve ever seen.
Throwing up his hands, showing frustration, and it’s not just last night.
That guy has great stuff, he needs to get his mindset in the right place.
He was frustrated with himself over his command being lackluster.
There was a Lux play that upset him too.
Even if it’s just over his own play he has to ignore it.
Getting frustrated doesn’t help him get the next guy out.
He needs to be in that zone, where nothing can bother him.
He’s barely 25 and has already won multiple big playoff games for this team. No one is perfect
He’s hardly a problem
I never said he was.
I just mentioned an area he could improve on .
Go troll someone else before McCourt
Mad at himself, not mad at his teammates. Nothing wrong with his mindset. 20-3 this year, hero of the WS in 2020.
Like I said, he has great stuff and I respect the results.
He could be better though.
95 MPH from the left side with his off speed and command is unheard of.
He could take a lesson from Walker Buehler who didn’t throw his hands up in frustration when Lux messed up.
Walker made it a point to put the blame on himself afterwards.
Two polar opposite styles of dealing with the same situation.
Urias is still young, he’ll get better at being a teammate as he ages. Most players do.
Unrelated and wholly irrelevant. Baseball analysts laugh at your inane perspective. Pitching coaches wish they could transplant his mindset into all their staff.
It was only my observation.
I’m a big fan of his stuff but he gets low scores for mound presence.
Buehler and Scherzer don’t throw fits on the mound.
I bet Kershaw wouldn’t show up his teammates.
Even dodgersway wrote a piece on it after that game.
I understand why some fans think it’s blasphemy to mention your home teams flaws but I’m not one of them.
So baseball analysts are actually agreeing with me
You’re upset that Julio at 25 doesn’t have the same mannerisms on the mound as a guy who’s 26, but Julio spent the first 16 years of his life outside of the US and Walker went to the top prep baseball schools. CK and Scherzer are hardly any different
When talking about expected emotional maturity on a baseball field, You’re comparing apples to rocks
Most overrated and overhyped team in baseball.
Can you overrate a 106 win team?
Remember, Scherzer and Buehler are lined up full rest for 6 and 7
A 112 win team! 106 + 1 + 3 +2
On extra days rest, even. Five instead of the usual four.
Dumb take, Dutch. Three WS appearances in last four years.
is Vander Linde the Dutch for Dumba$$?
Phils should grab Uceta he would be a great fit
This guy has David Stearns written all over him.