The Giants have emerged as one of the early surprises of the 2025 season, with Jung Hoo Lee, Wilmer Flores and Mike Yastrzemski among the hitters who have powered the club's strong start to the year. But the positive developments haven't been limited to the big league club. Here's a look at three Giants prospects who have also come strong out of the gate in the Minors this year: 1. Carson Seymour, RHP (Giants' No. 20 prospect per MLB Pipeline) Triple-A Sacramento's rotation features plenty of notable names, including Kyle Harrison, Keaton Winn and Carson Whisenhunt (No. 2), but the unit's most impressive starter thus far has been Seymour, who has logged a 0.64 ERA with 17 strikeouts over 14 innings across his first three outings of the year. The 26-year-old right-hander racked up 13 K's over nine shutout innings over his first two starts, which earned him Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of April 1-6. |
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Seymour was added to the Giants' 40-man roster in November, so he should be part of the next wave of young starters who could debut in San Francisco in the not too distant future. 2. James Tibbs III, OF (No. 4) The Giants' 2024 first-round Draft pick, Tibbs earned a quick promotion after batting .415 over nine games at Single-A San Jose last summer, but he cooled off significantly once he reached the Northwest League. The 22-year-old outfielder hit only .134 with two home runs and 25 strikeouts over 17 games with High-A Eugene in 2024, a mildly concerning stretch for a player who was viewed as one of the most advanced hitters in his Draft class. Tibbs returned to High-A Eugene for the start of the 2025 campaign, but he's making a far better impression at the plate this time around. He entered Friday having hit safely in each of his first five games for the Emeralds, batting .368 (7-for-19) with a 1.152 OPS and one homer over that span. Tibbs reached base in seven of his first eight plate appearances to start the year and capped that stretch by crushing his first home run of the season -- a solo shot to straightaway center field -- against Hillsboro on April 5. |
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Tibbs' former Florida State teammate, Cam Smith, was taken one pick after him in last year's Draft and is already in the Majors with the Astros, so the Giants will hope to see a similarly fast rise from their own first-rounder this year. 3. Dakota Jordan, OF (No. 6) The Giants gambled on Jordan's tantalizing upside when they took the power-hitting outfielder in the fourth round of the 2024 Draft. The early returns have been promising so far this year. Jordan entered Friday batting .364 (8-for-22) with one home run, six RBIs and two stolen bases over his first six games with Single-A San Jose. The 21-year-old hammered his first professional homer against Visalia on Wednesday, launching a two-run shot over the center-field wall to cap a three-hit night at Excite Ballpark. |
Strikeouts remain an issue for Jordan, who has whiffed in seven of his first 22 at-bats, but he's made some tweaks to his batting stance since joining the Giants organization and is now standing taller to try to stay more relaxed in the box. "When it comes to the hitting part, I would say it's 50 percent for me," Jordan said before the Giants' Spring Breakout game last month. "I've got the quick bat, the quick twitch. For me, I don't need to be all jumpy and everything. Really for me, whenever I'm hitting, I just sit back and relax now. That's something that I've learned even in my cage routines now. You don't have to hit, hit, hit. You can hit, take a breather, catch your breath. That's something that I learned. Being able to breathe and relax and have fun." |
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