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FAQ: Giants-A's Spring Breakout (4 PT)

@MartinJGallegos
March 15, 2024

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

Arias set to showcase skills in Spring Breakout

Giants' No. 6 prospect, 17-year-old outfielder striving to become five-tool-player
@mi_guardado
March 12, 2024

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

Roupp dazzles in debut; Hicks racks up K's

@mi_guardado
March 9, 2024

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

Focused solely on 1B, Eldridge set for Spring Breakout

@mi_guardado
March 9, 2024

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The rookie and the vet: Who's leading the shortstop race? 

@mi_guardado
March 8, 2024

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

Here's the Giants' Spring Breakout roster

@mi_guardado
March 7, 2024

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

Here are the Giants' 2024 Top 30 prospects

March 6, 2024

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

Kai-Wei Teng highlights

March 6, 2024

R.J. Dabovich highlights

March 6, 2024

Jhonny Level highlights

March 6, 2024

Victor Bericoto highlights

March 6, 2024

Black vying to be next man up in rotation

@mi_guardado
March 2, 2024

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.

Lee rips impressive 418-foot HR; Luciano makes debut

@mi_guardado
February 29, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Jung Hoo Lee is known more for his contact than his power, but the 25-year-old center fielder flashed some impressive pop in the Giants’ 2-1 loss to the D-backs on Thursday afternoon at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Batting leadoff for only the second time this

Top prospect Harrison impresses in spring debut

@mi_guardado
February 25, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Reading too much into Spring Training probables can be an exercise in folly, but it felt notable that the Giants lined up left-hander Kyle Harrison behind ace Logan Webb over the first weekend of Cactus League action. Could this be a look ahead to how the Giants

Luciano ready to seize Giants shortstop job

@mi_guardado
February 22, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Now that the Brandon Crawford era has seemingly come to a close, the Giants have a vacancy at shortstop for the first time in over a decade. They have a clear successor in mind: Marco Luciano, the 22-year-old rookie who has been widely viewed as one of

Why this No. 4 prospect is shelving the two-way lifestyle

@mi_guardado
February 21, 2024

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.

Giants prospects to take over spotlight in Spring Breakout

@mi_guardado
February 15, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The future of the Giants will be on display next month, when several of the club’s most promising prospects will team up as part of the inaugural Spring Breakout event. Created to showcase baseball’s future stars from each Major League organization, the new Spring Training initiative will

Two-way prospect Crawford to focus on pitching

@mi_guardado
February 14, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The first sign that Reggie Crawford’s development plan could be changing came when the Giants released their list of non-roster invitees earlier this month.

Giants acquire OF prospect Cox from A's for Stripling

@mi_guardado
February 2, 2024

The Giants cleared a spot on their pitching staff by sending veteran right-hander Ross Stripling and cash considerations to the A’s in exchange for outfield prospect Jonah Cox on Friday.

Which pitching prospects could debut for SF in '24?

@mi_guardado
January 30, 2024

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.

Giants adding a pair of top international hitting prospects

@jesus_cano88 and @JesseABorek
January 15, 2024

An industry source has revealed the Giants came to terms with catcher Yoendry Sanchez (No. 36 international prospect) and infielder Jhonny Level (No. 44) upon Monday's opening of the 2024 signing period. The club has not yet confirmed the agreements. Both reportedly inked deals in the $1 million range. The

This two-way player could've been an Olympian ... in swimming

@MattMonagan
January 10, 2024

Reggie Crawford, the Giants' No. 8 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, is one of the more unique players in the game. The Minor Leaguer is a legitimate two-way player. He pairs towering home runs at the plate with a blazing 100 mph fastball on the mound. He's already, in some

Keep an eye on these prospects added to 40-man rosters

November 16, 2023

The transaction wire was humming on Tuesday. That was the deadline for all 30 teams to make decisions about which players to put on the 40-man roster. Many prospects were added to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. Players first signed at age 18 or younger must be added

Monday's top prospect performers

@JoeTrezz
October 31, 2023

Here’s a look at Monday’s top prospect performers from the Arizona Fall League and winter ball.

Friday's top prospect performers

October 28, 2023

Here's a look at Friday's top prospect performers from Arizona Fall League and winter league action.