While the Giants’ offense continues struggling, their top prospect Bryce Eldridge continues to flaunt his power for San Francicso’s Triple-A affiliate.
Eldridge homered twice in the Sacramento River Cats’ 9-4 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes on Saturday night, his ninth in 30 games since being promoted to Triple-A and first multi-homer game there.
The first came in the game’s opening frame, with Eldridge crushing a ball to deep left-center off Isotopes starter Mason Albright.
BRYCE BOMBBBBBBB 💣💣
A 2 run homer from Bryce Eldridge extends the River Cats lead in the top of the 1st! pic.twitter.com/D48AlptT9v
— Sacramento River Cats (@RiverCats) August 3, 2025
His second was an opposite-field shot in the eighth inning.
Bryce Eldridge’s second homer of the night 👀
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) August 3, 2025
While Eldridge’s raw power is beyond enticing, don’t expect Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey to fast track MLB’s No. 17 overall prospect to the big leagues at the risk of hindering his development.
“We’re excited about Bryce. I think the key number that you mentioned is that he’s 20,” Posey said during a mid-game interview on “Sunday Night Baseball” last weekend. “He’s still got a lot of growth both offensively and defensively.”
Posey cited his trust in the organization’s player development staff in determining when the right time for Eldridge to be called up will be.
“One of the luxuries now with having Rafael Devers is that we’re not as rushed with Bryce,” Posey explained. “Randy Wynn and Kyle Haines and player development I know feel strongly that it’s important for these guys to get their reps.”
But Posey didn’t outright close the door on Eldridge expediting his path to MLB promotion.
“We want them to beat the door down,” Posey said. “We really want them to beat the door down to get here and be ready to make an impact when they get here.”
While “beat the door down” certainly is subjective, Eldridge plikely will be making his Giants debut sooner rather than later if he continues hitting home runs at the rate he has since being elevated to Triple-A.
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