Bryce Eldridge hasn’t quite graduated from prospect to the middle of the Giants lineup, but for all intents and purposes, he’s donning his cap and gown and walking toward the center of the stage to receive his diploma.
The 21-year-old Eldridge is the Giants’ best position player prospect since Buster Posey, a six-foot-seven first baseman who boasts the type of pop that can be admired with the ears as much as the eyes. He unquestionably owns top prospect status, but the Giants’ farm system can’t be described as “Eldridge Et Al.”
After landing shortstop Josuar Gonzalez, the top position player prospect in last year’s international signing class, the Giants followed up by signing shortstop Luis Hernandez, the top position player prospect in this year’s class. San Francisco will also add the No. 4 pick in the 2026 MLB draft thanks to lottery luck, the sixth time that the team will have a top-five pick in franchise history.
Prospects aren’t promised to pop, but this franchise knows what can happen when their homegrown talent develops into foundational players. Much has been said of Eldridge, who opened the season at Triple-A Sacramento but will likely shed prospect status sometime this year. So, who are the other prospects worth watching in 2026?
Here’s a list of 10 names to monitor:
(All scouting grades are courtesy of Baseball America unless otherwise specified.)
SS Josuar GonzalezAge: 18Signed: Dominican Republic (2025, $2,997,500)Grades: Hit (50), Power (45), Run (70), Field (70), Arm (60)Potential Opening Day Level: Arizona Complex LeagueGonzalez was the No. 2 overall prospect of the 2025 international free agent class, second only to Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki. He won’t be gunning for Willy Adames’s job anytime soon, but he’s considered “shortstop of the future” material and drawn comparisons to Francisco Lindor.
In the Dominican Summer League, Gonzalez justified the hype during his first taste of pro ball. Over 52 games, Gonzalez hit .288 with four home runs, 33 steals and an .859 OPS and totaled more walks (37) than strikeouts (36). Where Gonzalez truly impressed, though, was with the glove.
“The first part that stood out to me was just how good he was defensively,” said senior director of player development Kyle Haines. “So many of these guys, you end up saying, ‘Well, maybe they stick at short.’ With him, he answered the question; there isn’t a maybe. He is a shortstop. At least, that’s what he showed last year.”
INF Luis HernandezAge: 17Signed: Venezuela (2026, $5 million)Grades (MLB.com): Hit (65), Power (60), Run (60), Field (60), Arm (60)Potential Opening Day Level: Arizona Complex LeagueA year after signing Gonzalez, the Giants made another splash in the international market by signing Hernandez, the top player of the 2025-26 international signing class. And like Gonzalez, the potential upside is tantalizing.
Hernandez has trained under Carlos Guillén, the three-time All-Star who amassed 1331 hits in the majors, and possesses a plethora of physical tools. At a mere 15 years old, Hernández had a slash line of .346/.386/.452 over 104 at-bats in Liga Mayor de Béisbol Profesional (Venezuelan Major League) despite playing against older, more experienced players.
“I think he is above his age for his maturity,” Salermo said. “He has a very strong character. He’s worked hard at the game. He is a professional, through and through.
INF Jhonny LevelAge: 18Grades: Hit (55), Power (55), Run (45), Field (55), Arm (60)Signed: Venezuela (2024, $997,500)Potential Opening Day Level: Single-A San JoseYou may have seen a video last spring of a 42-year-old Justin Verlander striking out a 17-year-old batter during spring training. That batter was Level, who had no hard feelings about being on the wrong end of a viral moment.
“It was a wonderful experience,” Level said last August through an interpreter. “I enjoyed the challenge of facing a future Hall of Famer. I also felt proud of myself because I felt calm and felt like I could compete against him even though I struck out.”
San Francisco Giants prospect Jhonny Level in the dugout during the Spring Breakout game played at Scottsdale Stadium on March 15 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
(John Medina/Special to Bay Area News Group)
When he wasn’t facing first-ballot Hall of Famers, Level was plenty impressive in his first full season of pro ball. Level hit well in the Arizona Complex League, slashing .288/.375/.493 with nine homers and 17 steals before earning a promotion to Single-A. Level couldn’t match that production with San Jose (.672 OPS) but it’s worth noting that he was one of the youngest hitters in the California League.
OF Bo DavidsonAge: 23Signed: Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute (Undrafted)Grades: Hit (45), Power (60), Run (60), Field (55), Arm (55)Potential Opening Day Level: Double-A RichmondDavidson began his college career at one JUCO (Guilford Tech in Jamestown, N.C.), took a year-and-a-half off due to a family matter, then enrolled in another JUCO (Caldwell Community College in Hudson, N.C.), where he put hit 16 homers with a 1.384 OPS over 38 games. Following another impressive showing at the Coastal Plain League, Davidson signed with San Francisco for $50,000 as an undrafted free agent, the first Caldwell alum to join an MLB team.
The 23-year-old dominated with High-A Eugene to begin the 2025 season (.919 OPS, 10 homers, 12 steals) before advancing to Richmond in July. Davidson couldn’t match that production with the Flying Squirrels (110 wRC+) but still totaled eight homers and seven steals over 42 games without a drastic increase in strikeout rate (22.1% in Eugene, 24.1% in Richmond).
San Francisco Giants prospect Bo Davidson at bat during the Spring Breakout game played at Scottsdale Stadium on March 15 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
(John Medina/Special to Bay Area News Group)
“He’s a player that’s had to fight for everything that he’s gotten,” said vice president of player development Randy Winn. “As an undrafted player without a whole lot of hype, he’s just went out and produced and played.”
OF Dakota JordanAge: May 9, 2003 (22)Drafted: 4th Round (2024, Mississippi State)Grades: Hit (40), Power (60), Run (55), Field (50), Arm (55)Potential Opening Day Level: High-A EugeneIt wasn’t hard to see the allure of Jordan coming out of Mississippi State. A three-star wide receiver in high school, Jordan boasted an infatuating blend of power and speed. The primary concern was simple: Could Jordan’s hit tool develop enough to let that power play?
The results of his first full season of pro ball were encouraging enough. Despite missing the last month-and-change due to an oblique injury, Jordan hit .311 with 14 homers, 27 steals and an .875 OPS (135 wRC+) for Low-A San Jose. There’s also his 90th percentile exit velocity of 108.4 mph, the highest in the Giants’ system.
Jordan had an incredibly aggressive approach and swung more than half the time, but he had a decent contact rate with a manageable strikeout rate of 22.8%. In fact, Jordan has somehow lowered his strikeout rate in the pros compared to college (27.4%) despite playing better competition.
“He had a phenomenal year,” Winn said. “I think he’s a guy that made tremendous adjustments from his time in college. He was a guy that was a bit more spread out and no stride in college. To see him make change, to be open to change, and then go out and work his tail off was fun to see. Then, we saw the results.
LHP Jacob BresnahanAge: 20Drafted: 13th Round (2023, Sumner High School)Grades: Fastball (60), Slider (50), Changeup (60), Control (55)Potential Opening Day Level: High-A EugeneBresnahan was part of the return when the Giants sent Alex Cobb to the Cleveland Guardians at the 2024 trade deadline. Cobb only pitched five games for the Guardians, including the playoffs, before departing in free agency. Bresnahan, by contrast, has emerged as one of the best pitching prospects — if not the best pitching prospect — in the Giants’ system.
Equipped with a mid-90s fastball that generates elite ride, Bresnahan had a masterful season with Single-A San Jose en route to winning California League Pitcher of the Year. In 22 starts, Bresnahan posted a 2.61 ERA with 124 strikeouts over 93 innings and appears headed for High-A Eugene’s rotation.
“He repeats his delivery better than a lot of 20-year-olds I’ve ever seen,” said San Jose pitching coach and former Giant Dan Runzler. “It’s clean, it’s easy. The fastball’s always going to play at all levels. It’s a big-league fastball. The steps forward he’s taken in his development is to get the slider that he has a feel for now that he can land in the zone. He’s really put into a quality changeup now that he can throw to both righties and lefties that acts more like a splitter.”
RHP Keyner MartinezAge: 21Scouting Grades: Fastball (60), Sweeper (60), Changeup (45), Control (55)Signed: Venezuela (2023, $10,000)Potential Opening Day Level: Single-A San JoseMartinez didn’t generate much buzz following his first taste of pro ball in 2024 with the ACL, totaling too few strikeouts (6.34 K/9) and walking too many batters (4.41 BB/9) to truly impress. Prior to the 2025 season, Martinez was left off the preseason prospect rankings of Baseball America, FanGraphs and MLB.com.
Then he added a devastating breaking ball. Then he added an intriguing changeup. Then he dominated the Arizona Complex League, owning a 1.90 ERA with 67 strikeouts over 47 1/3 innings. Then he continued impressing in Single-A San Jose, posting a 2.86 ERA with 30 strikeouts over 22 innings. Now, Martinez is one of the best pitching prospects in the organization.
Winn doesn’t categorize Martinez’s breaking ball as a “sweeper.” Rather, it’s just that: a breaking ball. Depending on what Martinez needs, the right-hander is capable of generating bigger horizontal movement or sharper downward movement.
“What I saw in 2025 was a guy with a compact, repeatable delivery who threw a lot of strikes, who attacked hitters,” Winn said. “Very good velocity on the fastball, control and command with the breaking ball, the ability to throw it behind in the count.”
RHP Argenis CayamaAge: 19Signed: Venezuela (2024, $147,500)Grades: Fastball (60), Slider (55), Changeup (50), Control (55)Potential Opening Day Level: Single-A San JoseCayama’s original trajectory wasn’t on the pitcher’s mound but in the outfield. He didn’t attract many eyeballs as an outfielder, but scouts started to pay more attention when he transitioned to pitching.
Following a promising debut in 2024 (10 starts, 2.59 ERA) in the Dominican Summer League that was delayed by a bout with pneumonia, the right-hander ended his first pro season in Single-A San Jose after excelling in the Arizona Complex League (12 starts, 2.25 ERA). He features a four-pitch mix (four-seam fastball, sinker, slider, changeup) with an athletic, consistent delivery and could work his way up to High-A Eugene by season’s end.
“He’s extremely athletic. He moves really well, very free and easy,” Runzler said. “I think he’s just learning what he wants to do with the baseball. He’s got some really good tools in there, but for me, it’s just how he’s this quiet, calm demeanor that works really hard and expects a lot out of himself. You can tell he wants to be good and he’s willing to put the work in. He’s already asking really good questions for a young player.”
INF Gavin KilenAge: 21Drafted: 1st Round (2025, Tennessee)Grades: Hit (55), Power (45), Run (45), Field (50), Arm (45)Potential Opening Day Level: Single-A San JoseThe Giants prioritized a clear archetype with their first two selections in the 2025 MLB draft, selecting a pair of contact-oriented college bats in Kilen and outfielder Trevor Cohen. Kilen is one of many former Tennessee Vols currently in the Giants’ farm system, a list that also includes Drew Gilbert, Blade Tidwell and Maui Ahuna — all of whom played under new manager Tony Vitello.
It’s not a one-to-one comparison, but that profile evokes shades of Joe Panik. Kilen’s hit tool is clearly his calling card, and while he played shortstop in college, he may project more as a second baseman. He had a career. 323 batting average and miniscule 9.7% strikeout rate over three collegiate seasons before becoming Buster Posey’s first selection as president of baseball operations.
Kilen made his professional debut with Single-A San Jose following the draft but was limited to 10 games due to hamstring and hip injuries. He’ll likely start next season with San Jose but could quickly jump to High-A Eugene if the bat immediately plays.
INF Parks HarberAge: 24Signed: North Carolina (Undrafted)Grades: Hit (50), Power (55), Run (40), Field (40), Arm (50)Potental Opening Day Level: Double-A RichmondHarber was part of the return package in the trade that sent Camilo Doval to the New York Yankees, and since joining the organization, all he’s done is hit, hit, hit.
San Francisco Giants third baseman Parks Harber #89 throws out a Royals batter during the spring training game against the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium on March 11, 2026 in Surprise, Arizona.
(John Medina Special to the Mercury News)
Upon joining High-A Eugene, Harber had a slash line of .333/.454/.644 with seven home runs over 108 plate appearances. Harber didn’t slow down in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .383 with three home runs and OPS of 1.196, the fourth-highest among qualified players. In his minor-league career, Harber owns a .312 batting average and .941 OPS over 102 games.
“He’s a professional hitter in all regards,” Haines said. “He hits to all fields, he hits all pitch types, he hits for power, he hits for average. He’s a very professional, well-rounded offensive player in the box. It’s been really refreshing to see this.”