Abner Uribe

Uribe opened 2024 as the Brewers' closer with Devin Williams on the injured list, but lost the role in mid-April due to his inability to find the strike zone (43 percent ball percentage). A few weeks later, the 24-year-old was demoted to the minors, where he was limited to seven appearances with Triple-A Nashville before undergoing season-ending knee surgery. With Uribe expected to be 100 percent healthy for the start of spring training, he's once again a candidate to receive save chances for Milwaukee in 2025. His primary appeal for the ninth-inning role is his velocity, as he's able to hit triple-digits on the radar gun. However, Uribe has a 16.6 percent walk rate in 45 career innings in the majors, which likely puts him behind Trevor Megill and Joel Payamps on the Brewers' hierarchy for saves. Nevertheless, the flamethrowing righty has the stuff to be a high-leverage reliever if he can throw enough strikes. Read Past Outlooks