With their selection in the seventh round, the Mets selected Luke Ritter, a senior second basemen from Wichita State University.
Ritter is praised for his defensive versatility and his ability to hit, with a career hitting line of .299/.406/.449. In his senior season, he hit .333/.458/.545 while showing defensive versatility by playing infield and outfield. He was one of the top vote-getters for senior class award along with Mets fourth rounder Jake Mangum.
Perfect Game said:
Senior infielder Luke Ritter is having a strong season for Wichita State, leading the team in numerous offensive categories including average (.330), home runs (9) and total bases (109). With a 6-foot, 190-pound frame, Ritter has an athletic body that looked tailor-made for playing the infield. A righthanded hitter, he hits from an even stance with a small stride into his hand load. He’s short to the ball and looks to drive pitches from gap-to-gap. Ritter displays a fair amount of plate discipline with a strike-to-walk ratio of nearly 1-to-1. There’s home run power to his pull side and the room for more as he continues to mature physically and as a hitter. His arm makes him a better fit for second base and looks good turning the pivot on double play balls. There’s nothing flashy about his game as Ritter is just a good, solid ballplayer who could sneak into the top 10 rounds as a senior sign.
Ritter is one of the more interesting senior signs as the Mets continue to make their run to be able to afford Matthew Allan with lower slot bonuses.
With their eighth round, the Mets drafted senior left-handed pitcher Connor Wollersheim, who pitched for Kent State University in Ohio.
He ranked #378 on the Baseball America top 500:
Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 205 | B-T: L-L
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Scouting Report: A 6-foot-2, 205-pound lefthander, Wollersheim has spent four years with Kent State but this spring has been in the starting rotation 100 percent of the time for the first time in his career. Through 14 starts and 78 innings in the Mid-American Conference, Wollersheim posted a 4.04 ERA with a career-best 10.4 strikeouts per nine. Wollersheim throws a fringey, 88-91 mph fastball, a similarly fringey breaking ball and an average changeup. While his stuff doesn’t jump off of the scouting report, he has some starter traits and could be an attractive senior sign.
Wollersheim finished his season with a 4.20 ERA, striking out 97 in 83.2 innings pitched, while walking 39 and allowing 10 home runs.
With yet another senior sign, Mets are making sure every penny is kept for Matthew Allan.
