{"id":197863,"date":"2026-02-28T08:21:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197863\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:21:26","slug":"which-san-francisco-giants-prospects-actually-matter-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197863\/","title":{"rendered":"Which San Francisco Giants Prospects Actually Matter in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco Giants<\/a> have been waiting for Bryce Eldridge to begin to pay off for a couple of years. <\/p>\n

The first-round pick in the 2023 MLB draft is on a path to break camp with the Giants<\/a> and head to San Francisco for opening day when they face the New York Yankees on March 25. <\/p>\n

It’s the culmination of three years of development in the system, combined with his talent at the plate and his emerging ability to field at first base. Every prospect\u2019s development matters in every organization, but some prospects matter more than others in the context of a particular season. <\/p>\n

Using Baseball America\u2019s <\/a>(subscription required) Top 30 prospects as a guide, here are four Giants<\/a> whose development matters in 2026. <\/p>\n

Bo Davidson\"San<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants left fielder Bo Davidson. | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

If the Giants have their way, fans will hear a lot about Davidson in 2026. He\u2019s one of those undrafted free-agent success stories that is starting to bear fruit. He\u2019s at Major League camp, but he won\u2019t break camp with San Francisco. He\u2019s likely to head back to Double-A Richmond to start the season. But if things go right, he could be at Triple-A Sacramento by midseason. He has the potential to position himself for a call-up in 2027. <\/p>\n

He\u2019s hit well at every stop, but he showed off more power than ever last season. He hit a career-best 18 home runs and 70 RBI as he slashed .281\/.376\/.468. He played 42 games at Richmond last season.<\/p>\n

Carson Whisenhunt\"San<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants pitcher Carson Whisenhunt. | Stan Szeto-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

He\u2019s played in the Majors, but he hasn\u2019t played enough to shed his prospect status. It\u2019s vital that he plays in the Majors this season \u2014 either making the opening day roster or being promoted at some point this season \u2014 and build on his short stint from a year ago. He\u2019s been in the pipeline for a couple of years with great expectations attached. <\/p>\n

He went 2-1 with a 5.05 ERA in five games in the Majors, with 16 strikeouts and 12 walks in 23.1 innings. He is unlikely to make the starting rotation. But he could thrive in a long relief role and be on standby for a rotation spot due to injury. The Giants need him to be that in 2026.<\/p>\n

Trevor McDonald\"San<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Trevor McDonald. | Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been in the Giants organization since 2019, so his MLB debut in 2024 was a long time coming. But he hasn\u2019t been able to stick so far. He\u2019s pitched in just four MLB games, with two starts, and is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA. Because of that, he remains a prospect. He\u2019s in Major League camp and he\u2019s expected to contend for a bullpen role. San Francisco needs him to turn that small sample size into a full season to give the Giants a successful long relief option. <\/p>\n

Daniel Susac<\/p>\n

He is new to the organization. He was selected in the Rule 5 draft in December, which means that he must make the 26-man roster on opening day or the Giants have to offer him back to his former team. His older brother was Buster Posey\u2019s backup a decade ago. <\/p>\n

The good news is that he\u2019s performed well in spring training and the competition only involves him and Jesus Rodriguez, also a new prospect who has a solid bat. Susac needs to play well enough to make the roster to make the selection worth it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco Giants have been waiting for Bryce Eldridge to begin to pay off for a couple…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197864,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-197863","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco","8":"tag-san-francisco","9":"tag-san-francisco-headlines","10":"tag-san-francisco-news","11":"tag-sf","12":"tag-sf-headlines","13":"tag-sf-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}