Eldridge learning from SF¡¯s ¡®first base guru,¡¯ J.T. Snow
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Meet the Carsons: Whisenhunt, Seymour and Ragsdale eager to make their own mark
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ¨C One is a left-hander from North Carolina with a world-class changeup. Another is a hard-throwing right-hander from Southern California whose diet consists almost entirely of meat. The third is a 6-foot-8 Floridian who is known for his knee-buckling curveball and general affability. Meet the Carsons -- Whisenhunt,
Top prospect Eldridge flexes power with 450-foot homer in ST debut
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Bryce Eldridge certainly kicked off Cactus League action with a bang. The Giants¡¯ No. 1 prospect and MLB Pipeline's No. 24 overall prospect mashed a towering Statcast-projected 450-foot home run in his second at-bat of the spring on Saturday, flashing the prodigious power that has made him
Eldridge 'itching' to make big impact at Giants camp
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Top prospect Eldridge among SF's non-roster invitees
First baseman Bryce Eldridge, the Giants¡¯ No. 1 prospect per MLB Pipeline, headlined the list of 20 non-roster invitees that were announced by the club on Friday. Eldridge, 20, will be in big league camp for the first time after rising from Single-A San Jose to Triple-A Sacramento in his
Here are the Top 10 LHP prospects for 2025
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position. MLB.com has produced top 10
Giants add to shortstop talent with top position player in international class
Any time a young prospect¡¯s ceiling is held in the same regard as Francisco Lindor and Jos¨¦ Reyes, talent evaluators are going to sit up and listen. Josuar De Jesus Gonzalez, the No. 2 prospect in the 2025 international class per MLB Pipeline, has agreed to terms to join the
Who will sign Sasaki? 2 division rivals appear to have big edge
Ever since Roki Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, met with the media at the Winter Meetings, there¡¯s been speculation about which team might be the best fit to land the prized right-hander, who was recently posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. As one executive put it when asked
Giants prospects give back during fall camp
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Road to The Show?: Giants¡¯ Eldridge
Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at top Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Few prospects had a better offensive season than Giants
Prospect's journey to 40-man roster a 'story of perseverance'
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Giants protect pair of righty prospects ahead of Rule 5 Draft
The Giants added pitching prospects Carson Seymour and Carson Ragsdale to the 40-man roster on Tuesday, protecting the pair of right-handers from the Rule 5 Draft next month. Right-hander Kai-Wei Teng was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster, which is full heading into Friday¡¯s tender
From Division II to the Fall League, Giants righty looks to be a keeper
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ¨C On June 9, Elijah Pleasants had his best outing of the year with nine strikeouts over six frames of two-run ball. The fact that his landmark outing of 2024 came for the Oakland Ballers of the Pioneer League set the stage for a whirlwind ride. Three days
Arizona Fall League Week 3 top performers
Here are the top performers from the third week of AFL action:
Why walk when you can run? Giants INF prospect finding his inner Nimmo
GOODYEAR, Ariz. ¨C How do you put yourself on the pro radar while playing Division III baseball in cold-weather Wisconsin? Hustle. All the time. Even on walks. In a sport predicated on routine and often on conventionalism, seeing something out of the ordinary always piques interest. One such instance of
3 Giants prospects who could have big impact in 2025
Thirteen rookies debuted with the Giants in 2024, giving new president of baseball operations Buster Posey a solid core of homegrown talent to build around heading into next year. Breakthroughs by Heliot Ramos, Tyler Fitzgerald, Hayden Birdsong and others will leave the Giants with fewer holes to fill in free
Giants' No. 25 prospect continues baseball revival in Fall League
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Bo Davidson is the Giants¡¯ No. 25 prospect. He signed for $50,000 as an undrafted free agent in July 2023 and enjoyed a breakout age-21 season at Single-A San Jose. He was limited to 63 total Minor League games by a hamstring injury and was sent to
Eldridge flexes for 4th club in 6 months, displays nifty glove to boot
PEORIA, Ariz. ¨C While the summer of Bryce Eldridge is in the rearview mirror, that doesn¡¯t mean we can¡¯t enjoy the Giants¡¯ top prospect continuing to slug home runs during the fall. At just 19 years old, San Francisco¡¯s 2023 first-round pick mashed his first Arizona Fall League home run
These Giants prospects made quite a splash in 2024
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Eldridge among Giants prospects on Fall League stage
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Bryce Eldridge has plenty of ingredients to become a frontline starter. He's a 6-foot-7 left-hander with a 92-94 mph fastball that reaches 96 and a low-80s slider that misses bats, and he dominated as a reliever while helping Team USA win the 2022 World Cup at the
McDonald shows promise in hitless debut as Giants wrap 2024
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants were among the most rookie-powered teams in the Majors in 2024, so it felt fitting that they had one more debut on tap for Game 162. Trevor McDonald fired three hitless innings in his Major League debut on Sunday afternoon, providing a bright spot in
Which of these 3 players will be MiLB Hitting Prospect of the Year?
Who swung it best? It¡¯s time to reveal the three finalists for the MiLB Hitting Prospect of the Year award. The winner will be announced during MLB Network¡¯s second annual MiLB Awards Show at 9 p.m. ET on Sept. 30. Only Minor League stats were considered in choosing award finalists,
Three burning questions facing the Giants as the season dwindles
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