The Giants used their first two selections of the 2025 MLB draft on a pair of contact-oriented, middle-of-the-diamond position players by selecting Tennessee shortstop Gavin Kilen in the first round and Rutgers outfielder Trevor Cohen in the third round. On the draft’s second day, San Francisco will have 16 picks from rounds 4-20.
The Giants forfeited their second- and fifth-round picks by signing Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million deal.
Here is who the Giants selected on Day 2:
Fourth round (116th overall): Lorenzo Meola, SS, Stetson
Meola, 22, spent three seasons at Stetson, where he had a slash line of .303/.390/.484 with 25 homers over 172 games. The shortstop’s strongest tool projects to be his defense, which MLB Pipeline rated as 60 on the 20-80 scouting scale.
Meola is a cousin of USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Meola, who represented the United States at the 1990, 1994 and 2002 World Cups.
Fifth round (176th overall): Jordan Gottesman, P, Northeastern
Gottesman pitched as a graduate student for Northeastern last season and was named a second-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association. The 22-year-old lefty pitched 83.1 innings over 16 outings and racked up a 2.27 earned-run average, with 97 strikeouts and 17 walks.
Before going to Northeastern, he was the Commonwealth Coast Conference pitcher of the year in 2024 for Endicott College.
This story will be updated as the Giants draft throughout the morning.
Originally Published: July 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM PDT