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Here we go again! We went a few years without needing a runoff, but the 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List now faces its second runoff in as many weeks.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / January 17

Community Prospect List No. 22 — Runoff!

Let’s try this again! Before we get to today’s chapter of the 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, I’d like to plug two excellent bits of content that should excite anyone who is a fan of San Francisco Giants prospects — which I assume you are, if you stumbled into this article.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / January 6

Community Prospect List No. 18

Who is the 18th-best prospect on the farm? The 17th chapter of the 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List was a fairly one-sided affair, which was a little surprising.

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San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / December 18

Community Prospect List No. 15

Who is the 15th-best prospect on the farm? We’re at the stage in the 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List where all the choices are difficult.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / December 13

Community Prospect List No. 13

Who is the 13th-best prospect on the farm? The MLB offseason is rolling right along, as so is our 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, which will see us collectively rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / December 9

Community Prospect List No. 11

Who is the 11th-best prospect on the farm? The 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List marches on, as we seek to rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants farm system.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / December 6

Community Prospect List No. 10

Who is the 10th-best prospect on the farm? Our 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List marches on as we seek to name the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants farm system, and the last chapter was a very, very close one, with just six votes separating first and second place.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / November 27

2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 7

Who is the 7th-best prospect on the Giants farm? For the second chapter in a row, the 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List has turned to a teenage shortstop international signing.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / November 25

Community Prospect List No. 6

Who is the 6th-best prospect on the Giants farm? The fifth chapter of the 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List brought us an interesting name and a break from precedence.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / November 22

Community Prospect List No. 5

Who is the 5th-best prospect on the Giants farm? Our 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List marches on, as we continue ranking the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / November 18

2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 3

Who is the 3rd-best prospect on the Giants farm? When we kicked off the 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List last week, which will see us rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization, everyone knew who would be ranked No.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / September 28

San Francisco Giants Star Infielder Wins Prestigious Award

Every season, the San Francisco Giants give out their most prestigious award, the Willie Mac Award. "The Willie McCovey Award is an annual honor bestowed upon the most inspirational player on the team, as voted upon by Giants players, coaches, training staff, clubhouse staff and the fans," the definition of the award.

MLB News / Lone Star Ball / June 29

Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died

Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda has passed away at the age of 86 Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda passed away yesterday, it has been announced.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / April 6, 2024

2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 44

Who is the 44th-best prospect on the Giants farm? We’re about to open the book and begin the final chapter of the 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List.

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San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / March 29, 2024

2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 41

Who is the 41st-best prospect on the Giants farm? On the day that the 2024 Minor League Baseball season begins — and a day after one of the names on this list made his MLB debut (congrats to Erik Miller!) — we round out the top 40 in our 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / January 26, 2024

Community Prospect List No. 17

Who is the 17th-best prospect on the Giants farm? The 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List marches on, as we continue to rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / January 22, 2024

Community Prospect List No. 15

Who is the 15th-best prospect on the Giants farm? With Spring Training less than a month away, the 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List continues to march on, as we seek to vote on the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / January 10, 2024

Community Prospect List No. 11

Who is the 11th-best prospect on the Giants farm? We’ve still got a long ways to go in our 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, in which we’ll rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / January 3, 2024

Community Prospect List No. 8

Who is the eighth-best prospect on the Giants farm? The new year is chugging along and so are we, as we continue with the 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, our annual endeavor to rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / December 29, 2023

Community Prospect List No. 6

Who is the sixth-best prospect on the Giants farm? The 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List marches on, with our final chapter of the calendar year, as we continue on our quest of ranking the 44 best prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / December 27, 2023

Community Prospect List No. 5

Who is the fifth-best prospect on the Giants farm? The 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List keeps marching on, as we seek to come together as a community to rank the 44 best prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / December 22, 2023

2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 4

Who is the fourth-best prospect on the Giants farm? Note: today is nomination day, so head to the comment section to nominate the next prospects! Amid disappointment at the Major League level, the 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List marches on, as we seek to rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / December 20, 2023

2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 3

Who is the third-best prospect on the Giants farm? We’re two chapters into the 2024 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, in which we’ll work as a group to rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

San Francisco Giants News / Yardbarker / July 30, 2023

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