Milwaukee Brewers 18 year old prospect Eric Bitonti is showcasing a ton of power this season. The left-handed hitter was recently promoted from the Arizona Complex League to the Single-A Carolina Mudcats and instantly he has delivered a bunch of home runs. Here is more on his story, how many home runs he has hit, and the praise he is getting from the organization and prospect evaluators.
Eric Bitonti was a 2023 MLB Draft selection by the Milwaukee Brewers.
Last year prep infielder Eric Bitonti fell in the draft. MLB.com had him ranked 68th on their big board and Milwaukee selected him 87th overall. The Brewers went way over slot value to secure him in their organization. This is a similar strategy that was deployed when Cooper Pratt fell to Milwaukee in the sixth round that same year.
After a recent promotion to Single-A Eric Bitonti has delivered with a plethora of home runs.
Through 51 games at the Arizona Complex League Eric Bitonti posted eight long balls and a 1.031 OPS. He was one of the best hitters in the league and upon being promoted to the Carolina Mudcats he has continued to hit. The 18 year old has belted five home runs in his first seven games with multiple traveling more than 420 feet.
FYI, for any baseballs out there, STEER CLEAR OF ERIC BITONTI❗️
His second homer tonight and 3rd in the first two games of the series extends the ‘Cats lead in the 5th! pic.twitter.com/r9cnEzH5g0
— Carolina Mudcats (@CarolinaMudcats) August 8, 2024
Eric Bitonti is getting praise from the Milwaukee Brewers organization and others.
Following Eric Bitonti’s outburst of home runs and success he received praise on social media from Brewers hitting coordinator Brenton Del Chiaro and several prospect evaluators.
Hot start for @ericbitonti10 , who is so deserving of this opportunity! His preparation and training are paying off, leading to his early success. 📈🚀💪 #ThisIsMyCrew https://t.co/YBikNTnriu
— Brenton Del Chiaro (@BDel_Chiaro) August 8, 2024
Two more homers for Eric Bitonti today. Go get him! https://t.co/f9P96C8Q9C
— Eric Cross (@EricCross04) August 8, 2024
Eric Bitonti has ridiculous power for an 18 year old. He also has shown a remarkably fast adaptation to Low A, just look at those contact rates/swinging strike changes after a wild first few games.
If he has even average contact rates Eric Bitonti may be an absolute star https://t.co/fsYpTN0dcr pic.twitter.com/RK6b2sRzZn— Jake McKibbin (@thebrewerblogs) August 8, 2024
Eric Bitonti is just freaky man. 107 EV, 421ft HR tonight. 2 straight days with a 420+ft HR as an 18 year old in full season ball
— Lucas (@wiguy94) August 7, 2024
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