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Luis Oviedo, P
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Scouting report
In a span of two years, Oviedo went from being asked about in several of Cleveland's trade discussions, to being passed over in the 2019 Rule 5, to being picked by the Mets in the '20 Rule 5; he was later traded to Pittsburgh. Oviedo's velocity was all over the place in 2019. Depending on when scouts saw him, he was either up to 96 or sitting in the mid-80s, and he was eventually shut down with lower back soreness. In the spring of 2020, he was parked at 94 and up to 98 and utilizing a much shorter arm action, one that looks like Shane Bieber's and several other Cleveland prospects who the org has successfully developed. He held that level of velocity through instructs and during a dominant winter stint with Cardenales de Lara in Venezuela. His command is still not good, and Oviedo is very likely to work in a bullpen role both in the short- and long-term, but he has power stuff and sizable upside even in relief. (Fall Instructional League, Venezuelan Winter League)