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Giants Prospect Seemingly Came Out of Nowhere to Become a Jewel of the Organization

Originally posted on San Francisco Giants on SI
By Ryan Boman | Last updated Sep 11, 2025 9:19 AM ET

Most high-ranking MLB prospects are well-known, even before they get drafted. They have a stellar college or high school career, they receive plenty of hype, and sign a big contract with a bonus. Meanwhile, the team projects them to be in the big leagues in a short amount of time. But that's not how things went for Giants prospect Bo Davidson.

Davidson, 23, has torn through the farm system in his first two years with the San Francisco organization after initially going undrafted. Over two Minor League levels in four different stops, the young outfielder has a .296 average, with 30 home runs, 125 RBI, 26 stolen bases, and a .908 OPS. He is now the organization's fifth-ranked prospect.

However, Davidson wasn't one of baseball's 'bonus babies'. He was signed out of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in North Carolina in 2023. But two years prior, he began his college career at Guilford Tech (N.C.) Junior College in 2021, and he even took the next year off from the game to deal with other matters.

That didn't faze the Giants or their personnel team. Scout Paul Faulk saw Davidson's rare, yet untamed, combination of speed and power and insisted the club sign him. So far, that decision looks as if it's going to pay plenty of dividends for the team.

“I said, ‘I want this kid. I want this kid,'" Paul Faulk stated about discovering Davidson. "I said, ‘I’ll cut my toes off. I’ll cut my middle finger off. Whatever you want me to do.'"

Davidson could be in the Majors by 2026

While Bo Davidson will finish up this season with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels, he will surely get an invite to Spring Training in 2026, and there's a good chance that he could start the season at the Major League level, or possibly position himself to be a late-season call-up.

Davidson is projected to become a 20-20 center fielder, although he can play all three outfield positions. He hits for a high average, and he's displayed incredible bat speed, which he credits to having older siblings.

"That’s from me being a kid swinging a big bat when I was little," Davidson said in a 2024 interview. "My brothers, my mom, and my dad all played slow-pitch softball, so there were bats around. I just wanted to pick them up as a kid."

That same 'kid' should be wearing a San Francisco Giants uniform in the very near future. From one junior college to another, including a sabbatical from the game, Davidson's journey has been an unconventional one. But his rise through the ranks has been done the old-fashioned way: he earned it.