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With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Giants' Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Kyle Harrison (MLB No. 22), LHP -- San Francisco (MLB) 2. Marco Luciano (MLB No. 38), SS -- Sacramento (Triple-A) 3. Carson Whisenhunt (MLB No. 79), LHP -- Sacramento (Triple-A)

Luis Matos and Marco Luciano would be everyday contributors at the Major League level in some organizations. But with the shoring up of the Giants' roster toward the end of Spring Training, the two Latino players started the season in Triple-A. Both of them will get their chances in San

LOS ANGELES -- The Giants have already turned to their farm system to help boost their pitching staff early this year, with Landen Roupp, Erik Miller, Kai-Wei Teng and Nick Avila each making their Major League debuts over the first week of the regular season. The quartet of relievers figures

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The Giants are already loaded with a starting rotation consisting of Logan Webb, Blake Snell, Jordan Wicks and Kyle Harrison, but a young arm is strong-arming his way toward San Francisco. In his 2024 debut, Carson Whisenhunt struck out six batters while allowing just one hit over three scoreless innings

This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado's Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. SAN DIEGO -- The Giants didn’t make any free-agent additions to the bullpen over the offseason, but there are still several new faces who

SAN DIEGO -- It didn’t take Kyle Harrison long to flash his electric stuff when he debuted with the Giants last year, but he left some room for improvement when it came to efficiency. The 22-year-old left-hander completed six innings only once in his seven Major League starts last season,

SAN DIEGO -- For the first time since 2011, someone other than Brandon Crawford served as the Giants’ Opening Day shortstop, though it wasn't the top prospect who had been viewed as his heir apparent. Veteran Nick Ahmed, who came into camp as a non-roster invitee, earned the start there

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Was the “Shohei effect” ever a thing? If it was, has it worn off? That’s a deeper question to answer about baseball in general, but it really resonates when looking at the stable of Giants prospects in camp this year. For two years in a row, the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- There is something in the air in Valencia, Venezuela, that helps to foster high-caliber ball players. From Keibert Ruiz to Francisco Cervelli, Valencia has produced a total of 42 Major League baseball players. It continues to be well-represented, with six current players actively playing today. One of

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Tyler Fitzgerald is aware that he is in the running for a spot on the Giants' Opening Day roster. That information has not done much to change how he’s attacked Spring Training, wanting to focus on his own goals and continue improving. “Just getting my timing back

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE. Last week, I provided a rollicking round-up of notable 2024 Triple-A promotions. Today, we’ll gingerly

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This Friday, the A’s will host the Giants in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game and this exciting new event. What is Spring Breakout? MLB Spring Breakout is a four-day event showcasing baseball’s future: the current

PHOENIX -- When Rayner Arias began to emerge as a top amateur prospect in his native Dominican Republic, the teenage outfielder found himself being closely tracked by talent evaluators across the island. One of them happened to be his father, Pablo Arias, a former pitcher in the Tigers’ organization who

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Landen Roupp has been one of the pitching prospects who has generated significant buzz in Giants camp this spring, but the 25-year-old right-hander had to wait longer than usual to get his first taste of Cactus League action. The Giants slow-played Roupp after he missed three months

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Marco Luciano came into Spring Training as the front-runner to win the everyday shortstop job, but the Giants made it clear that he wouldn’t be handed the position. With less than three weeks to go until Opening Day, it’s beginning to look like Luciano may no longer

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants have been easing their stable of young pitching prospects into Cactus League action this year, but several of those promising hurlers figure to take center stage during MLB’s inaugural Spring Breakout weekend. Created to showcase baseball’s future stars from each Major League organization, the new

The Giants have hovered around .500 since their stunning 107-victory season in 2021, finishing a combined 51 games out of first place in the National League West the last two years. Despite those frustrations, they brought a lot of young homegrown talent to the Majors in 2023. San Francisco's two