The Giants optioned rookie first baseman Bryce Eldridge, the crew knowledgeable reporters (together with Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle). San Francisco additionally optioned second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald and outfielder Grant McCray.
Eldridge will open the season within the minors after ending the ’25 season on the MLB roster. The 21-year-old high prospect made his huge league debut in September. He performed in 10 video games and took 37 plate appearances, batting .107 with no house run. Eldridge took seven walks however struck out 13 instances.
A 6’7″ energy bat, Eldridge popped 25 homers within the higher minors final 12 months. He mixed for a .260/.333/.510 batting line throughout 433 plate appearances between the highest two ranges. Eldridge spent nearly all of the 12 months as one of many youngest gamers in Triple-A. There’s immense bodily upside, however he’s clearly removed from a completed product. Eldridge struck out in additional than 29% of his minor league plate appearances a 12 months in the past.
The whiffs have remained a problem this spring. Eldridge has fanned in 19 of his 50 exhibition plate appearances. He’s second (behind former Giants first-round choose James Tibbs III) in strikeouts amongst Spring Coaching hitters. It’s comprehensible the crew feels he’d profit from extra reps in opposition to Triple-A pitching.
Extra to come back.
