Here are Giants' 2026 Draft picks

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants focused on stockpiling pitching in the 2026 MLB Draft, selecting young hurlers with 12 of their 21 selections.

The haul was headlined by UC Santa Barbara right-hander Jackson Flora (No. 4 overall) and Southside Christian High School (S.C.) left-hander Carson Bolemon (No. 29 overall), who was taken with the Competitive Balance pick the Giants received from the Guardians as part of the Patrick Bailey trade in May.

The infusion of young arms should help balance out a Giants farm system that had been heavy on position players and light on pitching depth, though senior director of amateur scouting Michael Holmes said that wasn’t necessarily the organization's strategy coming into the Draft.

“In this case, that’s the way the board fell,” Holmes said. “I wouldn’t say it was a specific kind of plan or approach to start the day, but obviously, to add some pitching to the system is a real exciting thing.”

More on the Giants' 2026 Draft:

• Giants nab top pitcher, Bay Area native Flora with 4th pick in '26 Draft
• More homers by the Bay? Giants pick Peyton Bonds, Barry's nephew, in Round 3
• Giants Draft tracker

Here is a look at the four players the Giants selected after Flora on Day 1 of this year’s Draft:

Carson Bolemon, LHP

• Round 1, Pick 29
• Bats/throws: R/L
• School: Southside Christian High School (S.C.)
• Calling Card: Bolemon, MLB Pipeline’s No. 24 Draft prospect, didn’t allow a run during his junior season at Southside Christian, which culminated in a 19-strikeout no-hitter to help deliver his squad a 3A State Championship. The 19-year-old was named the South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year for his spring, striking out 135 batters in 55 1/3 innings. The hulking lefty -- 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds -- is committed to Wake Forest, but the Giants are confident that they’ll be able to sign him and bring him into the organization this summer.
• Quote: “Just a big, strong physical kid. Very athletic. He swung the bat in high school and was a really good hitter. Elite makeup. Two distinct type breaking balls that he can land both for strikes. We think it's a really polished high school pitching kind of product. But we think there’s some things that we can help him with that he’ll be able to continue to improve.” – Holmes

Kaden Waechter, RHP

• Round 2, Pick 55
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Jesuit High School (Fla.)
• Calling Card: Waechter logged a 1.15 ERA with 82 strikeouts in 61 innings in 13 outings as a senior at Jesuit. The 6-foot-3 right-hander averages 93 mph with his fastball, though he can reach back for 95-96 mph and could have more in the tank down the line. He is the son of former Rays pitcher Doug Waechter and is a Florida State recruit.
• Quote: “His father was a Major Leaguer, so we have bloodlines, but he’s a really, really good athlete. We really liked the way he moves on the mound. We like his mix. Two distinct fastballs, kind of one that goes up and one that sinks with a slider and a change. A really good strikethrower.” – Holmes

Peyton Bonds, OF

• Round 3, Pick 90
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Rutgers
• Calling Card: The nephew of Giants legend Barry Bonds, Peyton posted a .352/.436/.535 slash line with six home runs in 36 games at Rutgers this year. He has a good feel for hitting, producing plenty of bat speed and high exit velocities.
• Quote: “Anytime you get a guy named Bonds, you’re crazy if you don’t get excited.” –- Giants manager Tony Vitello

Carlos Martinez, RHP

• Round 4, Pick 118
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Hofstra
• Calling Card: Martinez sat out the 2025 campaign due to Tommy John surgery, but he returned to pitch well as a redshirt junior this year, going 6-3 with a 3.30 ERA and 96 strikeouts over 76 1/3 innings in 13 starts.
• Quote: “We liked him quite a bit last year, even though we didn’t see him pitch last year. But we liked him coming into the year. We had some conversations with him last year, and he really wanted to go back to school. He did, and he did exactly what we thought he was going to do. Just another guy that we’ve watched his progression over the last couple of years and feel like he’s about ready to take off.” -- Holmes

Rounds 5-10

The Giants continued their run on college pitching, taking McNeese State right-hander Eric Nachtsheim (sixth round), Jacksonville State left-hander Beau Bryans (seventh round), Louisiana-Lafayette right-hander Cody Brasch (eighth round) and West Virginia right-hander Ian Korn (10th round). They also added a pair of second basemen in this portion of the Draft, picking up North Carolina State’s Luke Nixon (fifth round) and Vanderbilt’s Mike Mancini (ninth round).

Player to watch: Luke Nixon, 2B

• Round 5, Pick 150
• Bats/throws: L/R
• School: North Carolina State
• Calling Card: The son of former Red Sox outfielder Trot Nixon, who played 12 seasons in the big leagues, Luke is an undersized, contact-oriented second baseman who can handle the bat and has a high baseball IQ. He batted .367/.452/.595 with nine homers and 11 steals over 56 games as a junior at NC State and could have a future as a utilityman.

Rounds 11-15

The Giants opened this juncture with another pair of outfielders, selecting Charlie Bussey III out of Francis Marion (11th round) and Josiah Kemp out of Choctaw High School in Oklahoma (12th round). The pitching theme continued with the addition of Arkansas left-hander Colin Fisher (13th round) and Houston right-hander Alex Solis (14th round). San Francisco capped this section with Oregon third baseman Drew Smith (15th round), one of five infielders in the club’s 2026 Draft class.

Player to watch: Josiah Kemp, OF

• Round 12, Pick 358
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Choctaw High School (Okla.)
• Calling Card: Like Waechter, Bonds and Nixon, Kemp has baseball bloodlines, as he’s the nephew of former Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp. The 18-year-old Kemp is an athletic center fielder with above-average power and speed, though he’ll need to be swayed away from his commitment to Oklahoma.

Rounds 16-20

The Giants rounded out the 2026 Draft by taking five college players, two of whom were third basemen (16th-rounder Dalton Wentz and 19th-rounder Mikey Bell). One of the more intriguing names here was Western Michigan outfielder Tanner Malley (17th round), who won the NCAA Division I batting crown with a .446 average this year. San Francisco also brought two more pitchers into the fold by taking UC Irvine left-hander Ryder Brooks (18th round) and Mississippi right-hander JP Robertson (20th round).

Player to watch: Dalton Wentz, 3B

• Round 16, Pick 478
• Bats/throws: S/R
• School: Wake Forest
• Calling Card: Wentz was ranked MLB Pipeline’s No. 165 Draft prospect, but he ended up being available to the Giants at No. 478 overall, which could suggest signability concerns since he’s a Draft-eligible sophomore. A switch-hitter who offers power from both sides of the plate, Wentz slashed .306/.414/.629 with a team-high 18 home runs over 60 games for Wake Forest this year. Wentz has been known to mash fastballs, though he’ll have to cut down on his chase rate and show that he can punish breaking balls and changeups, as well.