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San Francisco Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge was tabbed as the top power-hitting prospect in all of baseball. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Despite the mediocre finish to the season, the San Francisco Giants upgraded their power in 2025. Willy Adames became the first Giant to hit 30 home runs since Barry Bonds in 2004 and San Francisco acquired slugger Rafael Devers in a midseason trade. More help looks to be on the way in 2026.
Bryce Eldridge, who appeared in 10 games for the Giants at the end of 2025, figures to be around for the long haul in 2026.
Bryce Eldridge is the San Francisco Giants Top Prospect and MLB’s No. 1 Power-Hitting Prospect
On January 27, Jim Callis of MLB.com ranked the No. 1 prospect for several skills. His top power-hitting prospect was Eldridge, who the Giants selected No. 16 overall in the 2023 Amateur Draft.
Callis, who ranked Eldridge’s power at 70 on the 20-80 scale, detailed why he regards Eldridge so well.
“Eldridge has all the ingredients to produce top-of-the-scale raw power: a quick left-handed swing designed to launch balls in the air, plus huge strength and leverage in his massive 6-foot-7 frame,” Callis said. “He homered 54 times in 249 Minor League games before arriving in San Francisco at age 20 last September.”
In his 10 games with the Giants, Eldridge failed to hit a home run and slashed .107/.297/.179. But as Callis noted, Eldridge “produced elite exit velocities (average: 95.6 mph) in his short big league stint.”
That is in line with what he did in Triple-A during the 2025 season.
Bryce Eldridge is not getting enough credit for the absurdity of what he did last year. At 20 years old, he was seven years younger than the average AAA hitter.
Super-prospects Samuel Basallo and Roman Anthony were the only others in the same power-hitting stratosphere.
That bodes well for the looming question facing any power hitter coming to the Giants. What will Oracle Park do to his power?
Eldridge Has the Pop to Tame Oracle Park
It’s no secret that Oracle Park is a tough place to hit, especially for left-handed hitters. San Francisco’s spacious right-center field gap has kept plenty of apparent no-doubt homers in the yard over its 26 seasons. And yes, it’s reasonable to assume that will happen to some balls Eldridge gets.
That said, Oracle Park is less of a concern for Eldridge than for most left-handed power hitters. As we’ve seen, he hits the ball as hard as anyone. Additionally, many of the home runs he hit in the Minor Leagues would easily be homers at any MLB Park, including Oracle.
Bryce Eldridge had a very good past season with the San Francisco Giants organization. He started the year on a tear for Richmond where he hit .307 with 6 home runs in May. The first baseman earned two promotions ending the year in the major leagues in September helping the team
Eldridge is in a good spot.
Following the signing of Harrison Bader, Fangraphs projected Eldridge as the DH and No. 7 hitter in the San Francisco lineup. That’s a pretty good spot to go through growing pains. San Francisco will most likely rely on Heliot Ramos, Devers, Adames and Matt Chapman to carry most of the offense. That’s not a perfect group, but it’s better than the Giants have had in a long time. That quartet providing most of the pop should give Eldridge some runway if he does struggle early.
And if he doesn’t struggle early, we’ll be seeing the power-hitting lefty in the middle of San Francisco’s lineup before long.
Michael Dixon Michael Dixon has over 15 years of experience in journalism, both online and in print. While originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, he presently lives in the greater Indianapolis area. He’s also previously lived and worked in Arizona.
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