Edwin Uceta

Edwin Uceta

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Tampa Bay Rays
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Pitching for his fourth team in as many seasons, Uceta emerged as a trusted reliever for Tampa Bay, particularly as the 2024 campaign was winding down. The 26-year-old was recalled from the minors in late-June and became part of the Rays' fluid mix for save opportunities after closer Pete Fairbanks suffered a season-ending injury last August, recording five of the team's final 13 saves for a near 40 percent team save share over that span. For the season, Uceta produced an outstanding 1.51 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 57:8 K:BB across 41.2 innings, though his mediocre results during his minor league career (4.15 ERA, 1.28 WHIP over 457.2 innings across eight seasons) make it difficult to project what he'll offer this coming year. The right-hander is likely to remain part of Tampa Bay's high-leverage mix to open 2025, but any save chances will likely correlate with Fairbanks' availability this season. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in December of 2023.
Enjoying strong spring
PTampa Bay Rays
March 11, 2025
Uceta threw 1.2 scoreless innings against the Blue Jays on Sunday and now has a 2.08 ERA and 0.92 WHIP through four Grapefruit League appearances.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander struck out the side in his spring debut back on Feb. 25. Overall, he has held opponents to a .143 BAA during this year's exhibition slate. Uceta had one of the highest strikeout rates in baseball in the second half last year at nearly 40 percent, and he looks like the top candidate for saves in Tampa Bay behind primary closer Pete Fairbanks entering the 2025 regular season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Edwin Uceta generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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11-20
 
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31-40
 
41-50
 
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111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Edwin Uceta generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-40%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-61%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-35%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .233 99 28 8 21 5 0 2
Since 2023vs Right .139 112 39 7 14 3 0 2
2025vs Left .400 20 4 4 6 1 0 1
2025vs Right .158 22 3 1 3 1 0 1
2024vs Left .214 73 22 3 15 4 0 1
2024vs Right .139 85 35 5 11 2 0 1
2023vs Left .000 6 2 1 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right .000 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-3%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-37%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-47%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 2.03 0.87 31.0 2 0 1 11.3 2.0 0.6
Since 2023Away 1.96 1.00 23.0 1 1 4 11.0 3.1 0.8
2025Home 5.40 1.20 6.2 1 0 0 8.1 2.7 2.7
2025Away 3.38 2.25 2.2 0 1 0 3.4 10.1 0.0
2024Home 1.11 0.78 24.1 1 0 1 12.2 1.8 0.0
2024Away 2.08 0.87 17.1 1 0 4 12.5 1.6 1.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0.00 0.67 3.0 0 0 0 9.0 6.0 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Edwin Uceta compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.33
 
K/9
7.6
 
BB/9
3.2
 
HR/9
2.2
 
Fastball
93.6 mph
 
ERA
5.40
 
WHIP
1.32
 
BABIP
.267
 
GB/FB
0.50
 
Left On Base
73.2%
 
Exit Velocity
81.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
10.2%
 
Spin Rate
2329 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
20.4%
 
Swinging Strike
15.7%
 
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Earns fifth save
PTampa Bay Rays
September 27, 2024
Uceta allowed a hit and struck out one batter in a scoreless inning while earning a save against Boston on Friday.
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Converts adventurous save
PTampa Bay Rays
September 23, 2024
Uceta allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk while striking out one in the ninth inning to earn the save Sunday against the Blue Jays.
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Earns third save in return
PTampa Bay Rays
September 13, 2024
Uceta picked up the save in Friday's 3-1 victory over Cleveland, pitching 1.2 perfect innings with two strikeouts.
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Suspension reduced to two games
PTampa Bay Rays
Suspension
September 11, 2024
Uceta's suspension was reduced Wednesday from three games to two games plus a fine, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Serving three-game ban
PTampa Bay Rays
Suspension
September 11, 2024
Uceta won't appeal the three-game suspension issued by Major League Baseball and will begin serving the ban in Wednesday's series finale in Philadelphia, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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