Brewers’ reliever's comeback season has reached its peak in August

After thriving in his rookie season in the odd year of 2023, Abner Uribe collapsed last season, authoring a 6.91 ERA in just 14.1 innings while walking an unfathomable 18.2% of the hitters he faced.

He earned a suspension for his role in a benches-clearing incident against the Rays, and his campaign would come to an unceremonious close after he tore his meniscus... while playing Hacky Sack.

It's a good thing 2025 is an odd year, because Uribe is back with a vengeance. The flamethrowing right-hander is currently matching the 1.76 ERA he posted as a rookie, though this time he's walking far fewer batters. His strikeout rate (30.6%) ranks in the 92nd percentile league-wide, and the only thing more impressive than his triple-digit sinker is the fact that hitters can't barrel him up (3.5% barrel rate, 98th percentile).

And, if you can believe it, Uribe is only getting better.

Abner Uribe's performance has reached a fever pitch in August

Uribe was already having a great season, but in ten innings this month, he's been on another level.

He has yet to allow a run in those ten frames, and only eight of the 37 batters who have faced him have reached base (four via singles, four via walks). Thus, you won't be surprised to learn that opposing hitters have just a .170 wOBA against the 25-year-old reliever.

Uribe has also struck out 14 batters, good for a ludicrous 37.8% strikeout rate. His 1.52 FIP ranks eighth among all MLB pitchers who have thrown at least ten innings this month.

If you're looking for reasons for this period of elite results, Uribe's location is the prime culprit. He's been pounding the bottom of the zone with his sinker in August, leading to a huge 63.2% ground ball rate that pairs quite nicely with his proclivity for striking hitters out.

That improved location also means hitters can't sit on his stuff quite as easily, hence why they're only pulling 26.3% of their batted balls against the Brewers' set-up man. His overwhelming velocity already makes his pitches hard to time; if Uribe can continue to pitch with this much confidence, practically no one stands a chance against him in the batter's box.

Having not allowed a run since the All-Star break, Uribe is looking more and more like the electric rookie who took the league by storm in 2023 with each passing game. If he can continue this pace for the rest of the season (which is no easy feat), he'll pose as Trevor Megill's primary competition for saves in 2026.