Bryce Eldridge

Eldridge got better as the year went on, even as he faced more advanced competition. A former two-way prospect who now projects as the Giants' first baseman of the future, Eldridge hit 10 homers with a 26.6 percent strikeout rate and a .263 average in 51 games at Single-A before getting promoted to High-A in late June. He hit .335 (.404 BABIP) with 12 homers and a 24.2 percent strikeout rate in 48 games at High-A, where pitchers started to pay him more respect, as he more than doubled his walk rate from 7.4 percent at Single-A to 16.3 percent at High-A. He was promoted to Double-A in early September and to Triple-A after the Double-A season wrapped in mid-September, but just because he climbed to the highest level of the minors doesn't mean he'll return there at the beginning of 2025. Eldridge turned 20 in October and should head to Double-A to start the year. Despite a 6-foot-7 frame, Eldridge made an acceptable amount of contact (over 70 percent until he got to Triple-A) for a very young slugger with at least 70-grade raw power. The lefty-hitting Eldridge logged just a .588 OPS with a 29.6 percent strikeout rate in 125 plate appearances against same-handed pitchers, but he's enough of a prized prospect (No. 16 overall pick in 2023) that he won't be platooned long term unless he doesn't make any improvements. Read Past Outlooks