Ryan Ritter - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

May 28, 2025

Ryan Ritter is a fantasy baseball waiver wire stash for Week 9 (2025). Target Ryan Ritter as a top prospect free-agent waiver wire pickup for fantasy baseball.

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CALL-UP ETA: June

ANALYSIS: Colorado's Ryan Ritter is one of the hottest hitters in Triple-A this month. The 2022 fourth-round pick has mashed eight home runs with a .359/.419/.846 slash line in the month of May and hit a trio of taters on Sunday. He's now up to 12 home runs and 12 doubles in 45 games this season with a .284/.400/.580 slash line.

Ritter has been hitting the ball hard this season with a 45% hard-hit rate and 14.7% barrel rate, but his improvements to his approach are just as exciting. After striking out 29% of the time in 2024, Ritter is only striking out 21.1% of the time this season while also improving his already reasonable walk rate from 11.8% to 14.1%.

Yep, he's done it again.@RyRit47 becomes the first Isotope to ever win back-to-back PCL Player of the Week awards.

Ritter was 13-for-30 with five doubles and four long balls in the series at Reno, highlighted by a three-homer game on Sunday.

He's batting .442 with 16… pic.twitter.com/N3foYuYHUP

— Albuquerque Isotopes (@ABQTopes) May 26, 2025

While Ritter has played mostly shortstop this season, where he's currently blocked by Ezequiel Tovar, I wouldn't be surprised if the Rockies called him up soon to slot in at second base or at the DH spot. Adael Amador and Nick Martini have been getting the most reps at second base and DH, respectively, but aren't giving Colorado any offensive support. Amador is currently slashing .151/.240/.233 and Martini .237/.302/.309.

- Written by Eric Cross

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