The Giants will promote prospects Bryce Eldridge and Jesus Rodriguez prior to Monday’s game with the Padres, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Slusser wrote earlier today that the Giants were giving “serious consideration” to bringing the duo up to the Show, and neither Eldridge or Rodriguez were in the lineup today for Triple-A Sacramento.
Both players are already on the 40-man roster, so the Giants will just need to make two 26-man roster adjustments to create space. Eldridge made his MLB debut in the form of 10 games last season, while Rodriguez is on the verge of his big league debut.
While nobody expects two rookies to instantly change the team’s fortunes, it isn’t surprising that the Giants are looking for any kind of spark for their dismal offense. Heading into Sunday’s action, San Francisco ranked 30th of 30 teams in runs (105), home runs (19), and stolen bases (eight), while ranking 29th in OBP (.289) and OPS (.646).
The lineup sputtered again in today’s 2-1 loss to the Rays in 10 innings, and the Giants have now lost six straight games. The 12-win Mets are the only team in baseball with fewer victories than the 13-21 Giants, underlining San Francisco’s struggles over the first five weeks of play.
Eldridge has been a consensus top-30 prospect for the last couple of years, though the 16th overall pick of the 2023 draft hit only .107/.297/.179 over his first 37 plate appearances in the Show. He struck out in 13 of those 37 trips to the dish, and the Giants’ decision to start Eldridge’s 2026 campaign at Triple-A was due in part to the team’s desire to see the 21-year-old correct those contact issues. This specific problem hasn’t been solved since Eldridge has whiffed 41 times in 137 PA so far in Sacramento this season, but he is crushing the ball to the tune of a .333/.445/.518 slash line and five home runs.
Though Eldridge played 23 games in right field during his first minor league season, he has since played only first base. That means the Giants would have to use Eldridge and Rafael Devers in some combination as the first baseman and DH. Casey Schmitt has been in that timeshare with Devers so far, and removing Schmitt from the lineup is an issue since Schmitt has (surprisingly) been far and away the Giants’ best hitter in the early going.
Schmitt has experience at all four infield positions, but inserting him elsewhere around the diamond would mean the Giants would have to sit one of Devers, Luis Arraez, Matt Chapman, or Willy Adames. Arraez is the only member of that group who is hitting well, but the Giants may be hesitant to take at-bats away from any their highest-paid veterans even despite their slumps.
Rodriguez would bring much more defensive versatility to Tony Vitello’s roster. The 24-year-old has played mostly as a catcher and third baseman over his minor league career, with some time in left field and at both corner outfield slots. Rodriguez has primarily stayed behind the plate this season in Sacramento, but he has made two appearances at second base and five appearances in left field.
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