Right-handed reliever Dylan Ross continues to skyrocket through the Mets’ system, with the organization promoting him to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.
Ross, drafted by the Mets in the 13th round of the 2022 draft, had a UCL revision in 2023 (after previously undergoing Tommy John surgery while in college) and made just one appearance for Low-A St. Lucie in 2024. He began this season at High-A Brooklyn, but was promoted to Double-A Binghamton after posting a 1.54 ERA in 10 relief appearances, striking out 23 hitters in just 11.2 innings.
While Ross posted a 4.35 ERA in 11 appearances with Binghamton, he continued to strike out hitters at a high rate, fanning 18 batters in 10.1 innings. Across both levels, Ross averaged 16.77 strikeouts per nine innings.
Joe DeMayo highlighted Ross recently when writing about five Mets prospects having breakout seasons.
“A pure reliever, the 24-year-old Ross comes equipped with three power pitches, headlined by a big four-seam fastball that will sit in the upper 90s and touch 101,” DeMayo wrote in his scouting report on Ross. “His best secondary offering is his splitter in the low 90s that can have Double-A hitters waving. He also throws a hard upper-80s slider.
“It’s been some time since the Mets have developed a homegrown, true power reliever with late-game potential,” DeMayo wrote. “Ross has a chance to break that trend.”
It seems that Ross in on the fast track toward the major leagues, and it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he could be a factor in the Mets’ bullpen at some point this season.
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