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Giants Top Prospect Bryce Eldridge Dominating in August, Could Soon Reach MLB

Originally posted on San Francisco Giants on SI
By Michael Brauner | Last updated Aug 11, 2025 9:20 AM ET

The San Francisco Giants do not exactly have a top tier farm system when compared to some of their rivals across baseball.

Considered by most to be one of the bottom groups of prospects in the National League and MLB as a whole, the depth is simply not there from top to bottom of the top-30. As is always the case, guys fans and experts do not see coming will come out of nowhere, but it would take a ton of these cases for this to be a strong group.

The one saving grace of this farm system though just so happens to be one of baseball's best prospects and future star sluggers in power hitting first baseman Bryce Eldridge. A 2023 first round pick, Eldridge climbed to Triple-A Sacramento this season at just 20 years old to become the youngest player in the Pacific League.

Since arriving one notch below the big leagues following a very strong start to the year at Double-A, the results for Eldridge were mixed at first as he tried to find his footing in what was the biggest step up in competition of his young career.

There have been moments of brilliance though, and as the calendar has turned August, the youngster is really starting to figure it out. Eldridge absolutely crushed an opposite field shot on Sunday afternoon for what was his fifth home run in the last nine games and gave his team the lead in the eighth inning:

BRYCE ELDRIDGE DOES IT AGAIN FOLKS

Eldridge stays alive in the bottom of the 8th thanks to a challenge, and goes on to take the lead for the Cats with yet another home run pic.twitter.com/OAWo935JSZ
— Sacramento River Cats (@RiverCats) August 10, 2025

In his nine games during the month of August, Eldridge has now slashed an absurd .324/.400/.765. With five home runs and 16 RBI during that same period, it's beginning to become apparent to everyone that the unseasoned slugger is a whole lot closer to ready than the organization may have thought at the start of the year.

Eldridge's overall numbers in Triple-A are not downright spectacular, but given the slow start he had, what he's gotten to is extremely impressive. In 37 games for Sacramento, he is slashing .252/.318/.540 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI. This was right on the heels of slashing .280/.350/.512 with seven home runs and 20 RBI over 34 games in Double-A.

When Could Eldridge Be Called Up For Giants?

In late June, Eldridge suffered a hamstring strain which was going to cost him a few weeks of time and seemed then could derail any chance of him reaching Major League Baseball in 2025. He has returned from that injury to go on the best stretch of his career and demonstrate both to San Francisco and their rivals that he might just be ready for the show.

As for when that could happen, it really depends on how the team performs over the next couple of weeks. The post-Rafael Devers trade swoon is very much in full swing and the Giants have fallen out of the playoff picture, entering the week nine games out in the division and four games out of the final Wild Card spot.

If San Francisco drops even further in the standings, September call-ups are very much a reality, and Eldridge will be the top name on the list. The argument can be made though that he is capable of helping the team right now in giving this lineup a desperately needed injection of life, and if this hot streak continues it will be difficult not to promote him in the coming weeks.

Regardless of the importance of the games, it seems like Eldridge reaching Major League Baseball this season and making his debut is becoming more and more likely by the day. He is going to be watched extremely closely over the next two weeks both by fans and the decision makers within the organization as a final call is awaited.

This article first appeared on San Francisco Giants on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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