JR RitchieATL · SP

2026 review

JR Ritchie was a wild rookie starter who couldn't find the strike zone, his 13.2 BB% over 326 BF the 46th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. Selected by Atlanta Apr 23, he shuttled between the majors and the minors on May 19, Jun 10, Jun 24, Jul 4, Jul 5, Jul 6, Jul 22, Aug 2, Aug 3 and Sep 15, finishing at a 4.91 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in 73.1 IP across 17 games and 11 starts, with a 20.9 K% over 326 BF, 68 SO, 43 BB and 13 HR allowed. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 1134, he finished 1155th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 21 spots below, and 191st of 236 starters. He posted a 2.92 ERA in 12.1 IP in Apr and a 6.46 ERA in 15.1 IP in Sep. The TDK LABS card tracked the slide: in early May it flagged a rough outing that cost him his rotation spot, by late Jun he was still getting turns despite shaky outings, by early Aug it still framed him as a prospect making his eighth start, and by late Sep it had him as a late call-up with a small, shaky sample.