SCOTTSDALE — There were some wide eyes on Saturday when the best prospects for the Giants and Texas Rangers filed into Scottsdale Stadium, but for Bryce Eldridge, it was nothing new. The Giants’ top prospect started his spring in big league camp, but he didn’t take the field in his return to the big league facility.
Eldridge is dealing with a left wrist injury that has sidelined him the past two weeks. He said he was feeling pain when swinging, but every test the Giants did came back clean and he started swinging off a tee on Saturday.
The Giants will be extremely careful with a player who could hit in the heart of their lineup for years to come. Eldridge said he hasn’t been told yet if he’s headed for Double-A or Triple-A to start the year, as the focus right now is simply on getting the inflammation out of his wrist and getting back up to speed. He said he wasn’t sure yet if he will be fully cleared by the start of the minor league season in early April.
“I think if everything goes perfectly, hopefully I’m playing towards the end of next week,” Eldridge said.
The first baseman watched the Spring Breakout game, which ended in a tie, from the dugout. He was disappointed that he had to skip the showcase, but he said he was excited to watch his young teammates, many of whom he feels are underrated.
“We kind of get bashed for our players and our farm system. We see that they’re ranking us down low and I think a lot of us are going to catch some people off-guard this year,” Eldridge said. “The guys I’ve played with, we stack up with any minor league team we ever went against. I don’t know why we don’t get more credit than we get but we’re going to surprise some people, for sure.”
A Deal That Might Work Out
The Jorge Soler trade was meant to get the Giants out from under that contract, but they also might end up getting a big leaguer out of the swap. Third baseman Sabin Ceballos was the prospect acquired and he hit .295 with seven homers in 32 High-A games after joining the Giants organization.
Ceballos has appeared in 10 Cactus League games this spring as a backup and is 4-for-8 with a homer and four walks. He tied the Spring Breakout game with a two-run double to dead center in the bottom of the eighth.
Sabin Ceballos delivers for the @SFGiants prospects, who tie the game with a 3-run 8th! #SpringBreakout pic.twitter.com/0C5v1sg6Nm
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