Spring Training is here! San Francisco Giants players are in action! Excitement \u2014 and more importantly, baseball \u2014 is in the air!<\/p>\n
And still our Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List marches on, as we grow oh so close to finishing our communal rankings of the top 44 prospects in the Giants organization. Only one more name and we\u2019ll have a top 40!<\/p>\n
Despite there being seven names on the ballot, the last chapter wasn\u2019t all that close. Earning the title of the No. 39 prospect in the system is someone new to the list: second baseman Nate Furman.<\/p>\n
Giants fans haven\u2019t gotten to watch much Furman, as he\u2019s only played 36 games for the organization. The left-handed hitter, who will turn 25 over the summer, came over the Giants in the 2024 deadline deal that sent Alex Cobb to the Cleveland Guardians (Furman was the player to be named later, with LHP Jacob Bresnahan \u2014 No. 11 on this list \u2014 the headlining piece). The short infielder, who was selected by Cleveland in the fourth round of the 2022 draft, was injured at the time of the trade, and didn\u2019t debut with the Giants until 2025.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, his 2025 was shortened due to injuries as well. He was injured when the year began, and didn\u2019t get on the field until late July, nearly a year after the trade had taken place. But once he got on the field, he wasted no time showing why the Giants love him. He played one rehab game in the Complex League, and drew two walks. He spent five games with the Low-A San Jose Giants, and hit 5-12 with two extra-base hits and three walks.<\/p>\n
He spent the bulk of his time with the High-A Eugene Emeralds, getting back up to speed at a level he had conquered in 2024 while in Cleveland\u2019s system. He conquered it for the Giants as well, playing 21 games and slashing .364\/.490\/.649, for a 1.139 OPS and a 211 wRC+. It was abundantly clear that he was way too good for the level.<\/p>\n
Furman concluded the year with a brief stint with the AA Richmond Flying Squirrels, though it wasn\u2019t his first attempt at the level \u2014 he played 13 AA games in 2024 before the injury. In nine games with Richmond, Furman didn\u2019t slow down at all, hitting .387\/.486\/.484 for a .970 OPS and a 188 wRC+.<\/p>\n
Those numbers are absolutely dandy, but the real reason for optimism probably comes from somewhere else: the Giants choosing to send Furman to camp as a non-roster invitee. That certainly speaks highly to how they view his skills considering his lack of playing time in the upper Minors, and the fact that players with more experience, like Diego Velasquez, were passed over.<\/p>\n
In many ways, Furman mirrors the player he\u2019ll be backing up in Scottsdale, Luis Arr\u00e1ez. He has arguably the best bat-to-ball skills in the entire farm, but struggles to use those skills for power, and his defense is quite suspect. But we know the Giants love contact skills, and across the four levels last year, Furman hit .369 with just an 11.7% strikeout rate.<\/p>\n
Those K numbers underscore just how impressive his contact is (some of the strikeouts came by passivity). The Giants had 95 Minor League hitters with at least 100 plate appearances last year, and only six of those 95 had swinging strike rates under 7%. Furman led the way at 3.5%, miles ahead of second place (Turner Hill, 4.7%). His ability to put the bat on the ball is truly impressive. It\u2019s just a matter of what he\u2019ll be able to do with the ball when he does that.<\/p>\n
Despite playing just 22 games in AA, it wouldn\u2019t be a shock if Furman starts 2026 with AAA Sacramento, especially if he has a strong showing at Spring Training. That would allow Velasquez to continue developing in Richmond, while placing Furman in good position to establish himself as a depth piece for the Major League roster.<\/p>\n
Now let\u2019s add to the list, and a reminder that voting now takes place in the comment section, using the \u201crec\u201d feature.<\/p>\n
Note: Clicking on the above names will link to the CPL where they were voted onto the list.<\/p>\n
Sabin<\/a> Ceballos<\/a> \u2014 23.5-year old 3B \u2014 .670 OPS\/102 wRC+ in AA (420 PA)<\/p>\n Jakob<\/a> Christian<\/a> \u2014 23.4-year old OF\/1B \u2014 .950 OPS\/155 wRC+ in High-A (92 PA); .815 OPS\/119 wRC+ in Low-A (318 PA)<\/p>\n Reggie<\/a> Crawford<\/a> \u2014 25.2-year old LHP \u2014 did not pitch in 2025; 1.04 ERA\/4.07 FIP in AAA in 2024 (8.2 IP); 4.66 ERA\/4.93 FIP in AA in 2024 (9.2 IP)<\/p>\n Juan<\/a> S\u00e1nchez<\/a> \u2014 25.2-year old LHP \u2014 did not pitch in 2025; 3.93 ERA\/5.17 FIP in AAA in 2024 (34.1 IP)<\/p>\n Charlie<\/a> Szykowny<\/a> \u2014 25.7-year old 3B\/1B \u2014 .816 OPS\/122 wRC+ in High-A (549 PA)<\/p>\n Jancel<\/a> Villarroel<\/a> \u2014 21.0-year old C \u2014 .699 OPS\/91 wRC+ in High-A (61 PA); .746 OPS\/123 wRC+ in Low-A (372 PA)<\/p>\n Note: Each player\u2019s first name links to their Baseball-Reference page, and their last name links to their Fangraphs page. All stats are from the 2025 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spring Training is here! San Francisco Giants players are in action! Excitement \u2014 and more importantly, baseball \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":567098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2408],"tags":[5,162,38978,4,378,66,4343,4340,4344,4341,4342],"class_list":{"0":"post-567097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-giants","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-giants","10":"tag-minor-leagues-prospects","11":"tag-mlb","12":"tag-san-francisco","13":"tag-san-francisco-giants","14":"tag-sanfrancisco","15":"tag-sanfranciscogiants","16":"tag-sf","17":"tag-sf-giants","18":"tag-sfgiants"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116054596259332967","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}