With 30 MLB teams, getting more than one player on a Top 50 prospect list is above-average. Even if one of them comes in at No. 50.
That was the case with the “Midseason 50” list from Baseball Prospectus, which featured two minor leaguers from the San Francisco Giants. First baseman Bryce Eldridge came in at No. 15, while 17-year-old Josuar de Jesus Gonzalez, the team’s big international signing from January, ended up at No. 50.
Neither one is truly a surprise. Eldridge slashed .280/.350/.512 in Double-A
as a 20-year-old, earning himself a promotion to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. BP said Eldridge “hits the ball as consistently hard as anyone in the minors” and has “huge raw and game power.” He’s rocketed through the minor leagues since the Giants drafted him 16th in 2023, abandoning his side job as a pitcher and primarily playing first, though the 6-foot-7 slugger logged a lot of outfield innings in rookie ball.
Bryce Eldridge launches his 10th home run of the year! He came as the #16 prospect overall in our latest dynasty rankings! pic.twitter.com/MYDUWE7XlF
— Prospects Live (@ProspectsLive) June 18, 2025
Gonzalez was the top-rated international prospect this year, aside from Japanese pitcher Rory Sasaki, who was already a star in the Nippon Professional Baseball league. BP called him a “fluid, rangy shortstop with enough arm to tie the whole package into at least a plus defensive grade,” while complimenting his speed and complimenting his “ability to hit the ball a lot harder than you’d expect.”
Of course, all prospects have their downsides. Eldridge isn’t great defensively at first base yet. He strikes out a lot, though that tends to happen when you’re delivering such crushing power. Gonzalez doesn’t turn 18 until after this season. A lot can happen in your teenage years! You can show all kinds of potential and then end up as a blogger!
But two excellent prospects are better than one stud prospect, and a whole lot better than zero top prospects. We’ll likely see Eldridge in San Francisco by 2026 while the time horizon for Gonzalez is a lot longer — he’s still playing in the Dominican Summer League this year. Sadly, none of the Giants’ many Carsons made the list, though the list had two Carsons, two Bryces, a Kade and a Konnor, plus two Josues and a Josuar.
Things could be looking brighter for the Giants farm system, but they could also be looking a whole lot darker.
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