Giants 20-year-old first baseman Bryce Eldridge has some of the most precocious power in the minors, but don’t expect to see it in the majors this season. Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said it’s unlikely the club will tab Eldridge as a potential September callup in an interview with the San Francisco Standard.
““I’d say most likely not,” Posey said. “We want him to just get that consistent play. And we want him, when his time does come, to feel like we’re putting him in the best position to hit the ground running.”
Eldridge, the No. 20 prospect in baseball, rocketed through every level of the minors in 2024, topping out in Triple-A while hitting .291/.374/.516 with 23 homers across 116 games. A wrist injury and a hamstring strain limited Eldridge to just 85 games this year, but he has still managed to blast 21 homers–including 14 in 49 Triple-A games. Some wondered whether Eldridge could be a late-season boost for San Francisco’s lineup. But with the Giants fading from postseason relevance, the club seems intent to instead wait for 2026.
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