Here are the Giants' 2026 Top 30 prospects
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The Giants were the most improved farm system in MLB Pipeline's rankings from preseason to midseason 2025, climbing from No. 28 to No. 18, and their arrow continues to point up in 2026. They have two Top 100 Prospects and several more on the cusp, and their overall depth of talent is better than it has been in years.
First baseman Bryce Eldridge is the game's best power prospect and was the youngest position player (age 20) to appear in the Majors last season. San Francisco's other Top 100 representative is shortstop Josuar Gonzalez, the top international amateur in the 2025 class.
The Giants also landed the best international amateur this year in shortstop Luis Hernández, and some scouts believe he's better than Eldridge or Gonzalez. They have two more potential Top 100 shortstops in Jhonny Level and 2025 first-rounder Gavin Kilen. They also have more Top 100 candidates in a pair of tooled-up outfielders who continue to get better (Dakota Jordan, nondrafted free agent Bo Davidson), sneaky-good left-hander Jacob Bresnahan and whomever they grab with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2026 Draft.
San Francisco's international department has found several promising young starting pitchers, signing right-handers Keyner Martinez, Argenis Cayama and Alberto Laroche and left-hander Luis De la Torre for a combined $210,000. It also signed outfielder Carlos Gutierrez, a career .352 hitter, for $32,500.
Here's a look at the Giants' top prospects:
- Bryce Eldridge, 1B (MLB No. 25)
- Josuar Gonzalez, SS (MLB No. 44)
- Luis Hernandez, SS
- Jhonny Level, SS
- Gavin Kilen, SS/2B
Biggest jump/fall
Here are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2025 preseason list to the 2026 preseason list.
Jump: Keyner Martinez, RHP (2025: NR | 2026: 11)
He showed off a mid-80s fastball and nasty low-80s sweeper while dominating Rookie ball and contributing to a Single-A California League title in his age-20 season.
Fall: Rayner Arias, OF (2025: 8 | 2026: NR)
Repeated wrist injuries have prevented his power from developing as hoped since he signed for $2,697,500 out of the Dominican Republic in 2023.
Best tools
Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools -- 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is plus and 70-80 is well above average. Players in parentheses have the same grade.
Hit: 60 -- Carlos Gutierrez (Gavin Kilen, Luis Hernández)
Power: 70 -- Bryce Eldridge
Run: 70 -- Dakota Jordan
Arm: 60 -- Josuar Gonzalez (Yulian Barreto, Lisbel Diaz, Bryce Eldridge, Luis Hernández, Johnny Level)
Defense: 60 -- Maui Ahuna (Josuar Gonzalez, Lorenzo Meola)
Curveball: 60 -- Trent Harris
Slider: 65 -- Blade Tidwell
Changeup: 60 -- Carson Whisenhunt (Jacob Bresnahan)
Control: 50 -- Keyner Martinez (Josh Bostick, Argenis Cayama, Carlos De La Rosa, Luis De La Torre, Trent Harris, Alberto Laroche, Trevor McDonald, Carson Whisenhunt, Joe Whiteman)
How they were built
Draft: 11 | NDFA: 2 | International: 10 | Trade: 6 | Rule 5: 1
Breakdown by ETA
2026: 7 | 2027: 3 | 2028: 13 | 2029: 3 | 2030: 4
Breakdown by position
C: 3 | 1B: 1 | 2B: 1 | 3B: 1 | SS: 6 | OF: 5 | RHP: 8 | LHP: 5