Bryce Eldridge Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Bryson Edward Eldridge
Born 10/20/2004 in Fairfax, VA
Profile Ht.: 6'7" / Wt.: 219 / Bats: L / Throws: R
School Madison HS, Vienna, Va.
Drafted in the 1st round (16th overall) by the San Francisco Giants in 2023 (signed for $3,997,500).

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School: Madison HS, Vienna, Va. Source: HS

Commit/Drafted: Alabama
Age At Draft: 18.7
BA Grade:55/Extreme
Tools:Hit: 45. Power: 60. Run: 30. Field: 50. Arm: 55.
Fastball: 55. Slider: 55. Curveball: 45. Changeup: 45. Control: 50.

Entering the 2022 summer, Eldridge was viewed as a high-upside pitching prospect who also happened to have intriguing raw power as a hitter. After going ballistic with Team USA’s gold-medal winning 18U national team and winning MVP of the World Cup, Eldridge is one of the top two-way prospects in the class with a similar profile to a righthanded-throwing Spencer Jones. Eldridge is an imposing figure on the mound with a 6-foot-7, 233-pound frame and works with a solid delivery and three-quarter slot. He’s added velocity as he’s added strength to his frame, and sits in the low 90s while touching as high as 96. He throws with a downhill plane thanks to his height, inducing plenty of ground balls with his fastball, slider and changeup. The slider and curveball will occasionally blend together in the low 80s, and his mid-80s changeup was infrequently thrown and needs more feel. Eldridge repeats his delivery well and throws quality strikes thanks to excellent athleticism and body control. As a hitter, Eldridge has massive raw power that is near the best in the prep class. He’s shown the ability to access that power in games to all fields, and while there’s a bit of swing-and-miss he is viewed as a legitimate first round bat given his power upside despite profiling as a first baseman with well below-average speed. He can play fine defense at first with a large target. Eldridge dealt with an ankle injury this spring, and is committed to Alabama.

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Organization Prospect Rankings

BA Grade/Risk: 65/High.

Track Record: Eldridge starred as a two-way player at his high school outside Washington, D.C. The prevailing thought entering his junior year was that his best fit was on the mound, where he stood 6-foot-7 and his fastball reached 96 mph. By draft time, it was clear his future was in the batter’s box. The convincing evidence came during a starring role on USA Baseball’s 18U national team, which included a squad-best eight home runs. The Giants drafted Eldridge with the 16th overall pick in 2023 and watched as he made an immediate impression on evaluators during stints in Rookie ball and Low-A. Eldridge turned up the heat in his first full season by rocketing from Low-A to Triple-A and clubbing 23 home runs along the way. The total tied him with Mariners prospect Michael Arroyo for the most among teenagers, and California League managers voted him the best power prospect on the circuit. Eldridge’s season also featured his first appearance in the Futures Game, where he went 1-for-2 with a run in the National League’s win. He closed his year with a couple of weeks in the Arizona Fall League, where he worked on his defense at first base.

Scouting Report: Eldridge is a big man with a lightning-quick bat capable of losing baseballs to all sectors of any park in the country, from Oracle to Yellowstone. His impact numbers—including a 90th percentile exit velocity of 106 mph and a max of 111—back that up. Given that he stands at 6-foot-7, it’s understandable that the lefthanded-hitting Eldridge has a few holes he’ll need to close to make himself into a complete hitter. Specifically, scouts noticed weaknesses on elevated fastballs and breaking balls away. Evaluators inside the organization, however, were heartened by the sound swing decisions he made at every level. To wit, Eldridge was part of a group of prospects who swung at pitches in the zone more than 74% of the time while chasing less than 27% of the time. In 2023, Eldridge played 11 games in right field in 2023, but he is now exclusively a first baseman. He’s still learning the finer points of the position and will likely never be better than a fringe-average defender. His above-average arm will serve him well when it comes time to turn 3-6-3 double plays. He’s a well below-average runner, which won’t matter much if he can get the most out of his prodigious power.

The Future: Eldridge reached Triple-A in 2024, but he did so after playing just eight games at Double-A Richmond before the Eastern League season ended. He could return to either upper-level affiliate to begin his 2025 season. No matter where he starts, Eldridge has a strong chance to end the year with his first taste of MLB action. When he arrives, he has the ceiling of a middle-order masher and a cornerstone of the Giants’ lineup for years to come.

Scouting Grades Hit: 50 | Power: 70 | Run: 30 | Fielding: 40 | Arm: 55
BA Grade: 60/Extreme

Track Record: For the second year in a row, the Giants took a two-way player with their first-round pick. In 2022, it was Connecticut’s Reggie Crawford. This time around, it was Eldridge, who entering his junior season at Madison High looked more like a pitcher than a hitter. After his senior season, the opposite appeared true. The massive, lefthanded-hitting slugger clubbed a team-best eight home runs for USA Baseball’s 18U National Team in 2022, and the Giants selected him with their first choice. Eldridge made a strong first impression as a pro, belting five homers and slugging .647 in 16 games in the Arizona Complex League, and reached Low-A by season’s end.

Scouting Report: Eldridge is a massive human being at 6-foot-7 and 223 pounds, and he packs the corresponding punch in his bat. Despite that frame, the Giants were attracted to Eldridge’s solid ability to control the strike zone, manageable whiff rates for a player with long levers and a knack for finding the barrel. Scouts who saw Eldridge as a pro were similarly encouraged by his controlled approach in the box and easy double-plus power. Evaluators both inside and outside of the organization agree that will have to work on recognition of secondary pitches, though he did get positive marks for swing decisions in his initial pro tests. As a pro, Eldridge played exclusively in right field on the days he wasn’t used as a DH, though it’s likely he winds up at first base as he moves forward in his career. He’s a well below-average runner. As a pitcher in high school, Eldridge sat in the low 90s and topped out at 96 mph with great plane thanks to his height. Body control helped him throw strikes with his slider and nascent changeup.

The Future: Eldridge has a chance to be a true middle-of-the-order bat who lands either in right field or first base. He’ll get his first full test in 2024.

Scouting Grades Hit: 50 | Power: 60 | Run: 30 | Field: 50 | Arm: 55

Draft Prospects

School: Madison HS, Vienna, Va. Source: HS

Commit/Drafted: Alabama
Age At Draft: 18.7
BA Grade:55/Extreme
Tools:Hit: 45. Power: 60. Run: 30. Field: 50. Arm: 55.
Fastball: 55. Slider: 55. Curveball: 45. Changeup: 45. Control: 50.

Entering the 2022 summer, Eldridge was viewed as a high-upside pitching prospect who also happened to have intriguing raw power as a hitter. After going ballistic with Team USA’s gold-medal winning 18U national team and winning MVP of the World Cup, Eldridge is one of the top two-way prospects in the class with a similar profile to a righthanded-throwing Spencer Jones. Eldridge is an imposing figure on the mound with a 6-foot-7, 233-pound frame and works with a solid delivery and three-quarter slot. He’s added velocity as he’s added strength to his frame, and sits in the low 90s while touching as high as 96. He throws with a downhill plane thanks to his height, inducing plenty of ground balls with his fastball, slider and changeup. The slider and curveball will occasionally blend together in the low 80s, and his mid-80s changeup was infrequently thrown and needs more feel. Eldridge repeats his delivery well and throws quality strikes thanks to excellent athleticism and body control. As a hitter, Eldridge has massive raw power that is near the best in the prep class. He’s shown the ability to access that power in games to all fields, and while there’s a bit of swing-and-miss he is viewed as a legitimate first round bat given his power upside despite profiling as a first baseman with well below-average speed. He can play fine defense at first with a large target. Eldridge dealt with an ankle injury this spring, and is committed to Alabama.

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Career Transactions

OF Bryce Eldridge assigned to Scottsdale Scorpions.
OF Bryce Eldridge assigned to Sacramento River Cats from Richmond Flying Squirrels.
OF Bryce Eldridge assigned to Richmond Flying Squirrels from Eugene Emeralds.
OF Bryce Eldridge assigned to Eugene Emeralds from San Jose Giants.
TWP Bryce Eldridge assigned to ACL Giants Orange.
San Francisco Giants signed TWP Bryce Eldridge.