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Power-hitting prospect Luke Ritter making strong case for opportunity with Mets
Ritter's recorded 43 home runs and a .370 OBP over the past two seasons
Luke Ritter may not be as big of a household name as the Mets’ top-ranked prospects, but the slugger continues making himself known at Triple-A Syracuse.
Ritter got off to a bit of a slow start after being selected in the seventh round of the 2019 Draft out of Wichita State, but he’s quickly solidified himself as one of the top power bats in the entire system.
After cracking two home runs as part of a four-RBI effort during Syracuse’s win on Friday night, he added two more during Sunday afternoon's victory.
Ritter's now posted a combined 43 home runs and 114 RBI over his last 168 games going back to last season, which is split between Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton.
While the slugger continues to produce high strikeout numbers, with 215 over that span, he’s still hitting .261 and has been able to record an extremely impressive .370 on-base percentage.
So Ritter’s not only been tearing the cover off the ball, but he's also an on-base machine.
On top of that, he’s shown tremendous defensive versatility, logging at least one appearance at every position except pitcher and catcher over the course of his collegiate and minor league career.
Again, the 27-year-old isn’t nearly on the level as some of the top prospects in the system, but he’s shown more than enough to deserve his first opportunity to see what he can do at the big-league level.
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