{"id":657575,"date":"2026-05-22T01:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/657575\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:54:11","slug":"buster-posey-explains-giants-limited-playing-time-for-top-prospect-bryce-eldridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/657575\/","title":{"rendered":"Buster Posey Explains Giants’ Limited Playing Time for Top Prospect Bryce Eldridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco Giants<\/a> dropped to 20-30 after getting swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> in a three-game series. Trending toward missing the postseason for the fifth straight season, the offense has been one of the team’s biggest concerns.<\/p>\n

They are tied for 11th in batting average (.244<\/a>), rank 30th in on-base percentage (.291) and 19th in slugging percentage (.378). San Francisco<\/a> has made several attempts to boost the lineup, which includes calling up first baseman<\/a> Bryce Eldridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After making his debut back in 2025, the 21-year-old faces high expectations. He sits as the Giants’ No. 1 prospect and MLB<\/a>‘s No. 18 prospect, according to MLB.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants infielder Bryce Eldridge (8).\u00a9 Robert Edwards-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

However, he hasn’t been a consistent piece to the Giants’ lineup. In a decision that has faced scrutiny, the first baseman has appeared in just 10 games and logged 32 at-bats since being called up.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on KNBR, Buster Posey<\/a>, San Francisco’s president of baseball operations, addressed the team’s choice not to give Eldridge more playing time.<\/p>\n

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“You\u2019re trying to get the 21-year-old in the best spot you can\u2026 we\u2019ll have to just evaluate as each day goes on.”<\/p>\n

When asked by KNBR’s Markus Boucher about making Eldridge an everyday player, Posey responded, “I think that\u2019s something we\u2019re going to evaluate day to day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since making his season debut, the organization’s top prospect has struggled. Eldridge has accumulated just five hits<\/a>, one run scored, two RBIs and one home run. He is also slashing .156\/.229\/.281 with a .510 OPS.<\/p>\n

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However, many argue that his limited playing time is stunting his growth. During an appearance on “Foul Territory,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale said<\/a>, “All they’re doing is hurting his development.”<\/p>\n

Now going into a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox<\/a>, Posey and first-year manager Tony Vitello face increased pressure to put Eldridge on the field.<\/p>\n

Related: Blue Jays Predicted to Address Offensive Struggles by Acquiring $116 Million Slugger<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on May 21, 2026, where it first appeared in the MLB<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco Giants dropped to 20-30 after getting swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-game series.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":657576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[2317,105065,12402,2318,249359,363,5284,2329,99],"class_list":["post-657575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-bryce-eldridge","tag-buster-posey","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-knbr","tag-mlb","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-giants","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}