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Bryce Eldridge • 1B • Giants

Bryce Eldridge Quickly Turning into a Must-Stash Power Bat

San Francisco Giants rookie first baseman Bryce Eldridge could easily be trending towards a second-half breakout in 2026, and he's starting to generate more attention off the waiver wire in fantasy baseball leagues for his elite raw power from the left side of the plate. In 33 games with the Gigantes this year, Eldridge has delivered a .319/.405/.558 slash line, .962 OPS, six home runs, 16 RBI, and 19 runs scored in a small sample size of 131 plate appearances. He debuted with San Fran in 2025, but he appeared in just 10 games. The 21-year-old former 16th overall pick in 2023 is in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak in which he has gone 13-for-31 (.419) with four home runs, two doubles, 10 RBI, and six runs scored in 37 plate appearances. Eldridge went deep in three straight games and has homered in four of his last seven contests after clearing the fences in the team's last game on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves. The Giants could sell off some major pieces at this year's trade deadline, which could put Eldridge in line for a more prominent role in the Bay Area going forward. Fantasy managers in need of some pop should definitely look Eldridge's way, as he's available in more than half of Yahoo leagues.

Yesterday

Tristan Beck • RP • Giants

Tristan Beck Earns First Save for Giants, Worth a Pick-Up in Deeper Leagues?

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tristan Beck earned his first save of the season on Wednesday against the Braves, as the Giants continue to use a committee approach to fill their closer role. Matt Gage started the ninth inning with his team leading 7-2, but he only recorded one out while allowing three runs on four straight hits. Beck came on with a three-run lead and retired Ozzie Albies on a groundout before striking out Austin Riley to end the game. Before Gage, the Giants used Sam Hentges and Ryan Walker in the seventh and eighth innings, but they never went to Caleb Kilian, who has been their primary closer lately. Kilian had pitched in three of the previous four games, and he'll likely remain the primary option in save situations for now. It is worth watching the situation, though, since Beck got the job done on Wednesday and could be worth a pick-up in deep leagues if he earns more high-leverage work.

2 days ago

Heliot Ramos • LF • Giants

Heliot Ramos Scheduled to Begin Rehab Assignment on Wednesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos (quad) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, per Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle. Ramos has been on the 10-day injured list with a right quad strain since mid-May, but he appears to be nearing a return to the big leagues. Across 176 plate appearances before the injury, Ramos hit .267/.307/.424 with four home runs, 20 RBI, and 19 runs scored. He logged very strong barrel (13.4%) and hard-hit rates (48.7%), and has topped 20 homers in each of the last two seasons. However, Ramos may struggle to see everyday playing time upon his return to the Giants. Ramos has graded out as one of the worst defensive outfielders in baseball in recent seasons, and the Giants' designated hitter spot is currently clogged by the combination of Rafael Devers and Bryce Eldridge. Ramos maintains power upside, but fantasy managers should closely monitor his playing time once he's activated.

4 days ago

Landen Roupp • SP • Giants

Is Landen Roupp Still Worth Targeting on the Waiver Wire Despite Recent Struggles?

Across 74 1/3 innings (14 starts) in 2026, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp has recorded a 5-7 record with a 4.24 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 82 strikeouts. After a red-hot start to the season, Roupp has cooled off considerably in June. Across 14 1/3 innings (three starts) this month, the 27-year-old has allowed 10 walks and 13 earned runs. The lack of command is a concern for Roupp, as his walk rate is now up to 10.2% on the year. However, there's still reason to believe Roupp will bounce back from this current rough stretch. He's struck out a career-best 26.2% of the batters he's faced so far this season. Roupp also does a great job of limiting home runs (0.48 HR/9) because of his stellar ground ball rate (49.2%). In leagues where he may have been dropped due to his recent struggles, Roupp could be worthy of a buy-low waiver wire add ahead of his next scheduled start against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

4 days ago

Jung Hoo Lee • RF • Giants

Jung Hoo Lee Emerging as a Batting-Average Asset on the Waiver Wire

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee has been one of his team's lone offensive bright spots so far in 2026, hitting .331/.364/.445 with three home runs, 24 RBI, 35 runs scored, and three stolen bases across 261 plate appearances. With a 9.5% strikeout rate, Lee is one of the most difficult players in baseball to strike out. The 27-year-old is also on an absolute tear in June, hitting .431 across his first 53 plate appearances this month. Lee's underlying contact metrics suggest that his power upside is very limited, as he owns a 2.3% barrel rate and a 30.6% hard-hit rate. He's also benefitted from a .356 batting average on balls in play so far this season, which is significantly higher than his career mark of .305. Still, Lee profiles as a batting average asset for fantasy managers even with some regression baked in. For fantasy managers who have power to spare but are struggling with batting average, Lee could be worth targeting on the waiver wire.

4 days ago

Bryce Eldridge • 1B • Giants

Bryce Eldridge Continues to Produce, a Must-Add Option Off the Waiver Wire

San Francisco Giants consensus top-30 MLB prospect Bryce Eldridge, who was called up on May 3, is dominating at the plate of late, slashing .455/.556/.955 with three home runs, eight RBI, and five runs scored over the past seven days (10-for-22). On the season, he is now hitting .317 with a .953 OPS with five home runs, 18 runs scored, and 14 RBI. Most impressively, his plate discipline has been rock-solid for Eldridge, as he has a 21.4 percent strikeout rate, 27.6 percent chase rate, and a 22.1 percent whiff rate. In Triple-A, Eldridge demonstrated his power, but had a 29.9 percent strikeout rate, and that was ultimately the biggest knock on Eldridge: the swing and miss. Considering he has improved on that, and when you look at his quality of contact, power, and prospect pedigree, Eldridge is a must-add player for fantasy baseball. The only downside for him is that, depending on your league format, he may only be DH eligible, but he has played five games at first base, so he is working his way to first base and corner infield eligibility. Eldridge has league-winning upside at the plate, so fantasy managers should act fast and invest in the young slugger.

5 days ago

Heliot Ramos • LF • Giants

Heliot Ramos Nearing Return After Quad Strain, Rehab Assignment Imminent

San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos (quad) is progressing well as he works back from a right quad strain that has sidelined him since May 16. Ramos has progressed to batting practice and will continue his running progression, with a rehab assignment expected to begin within the next week. He is targeting a June return. Before the injury, Ramos was slashing .267/.307/.424 with a .731 OPS across 44 games. The 26-year-old has established himself as an everyday starter in a strong Giants lineup over the past two seasons and appears close to rejoining the roster.

6 days ago

Caleb Kilian • RP • Giants

Caleb Kilian Officially Named Giants Closer

San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello has officially named right-handed reliever Caleb Kilian as the team's closer, according to Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News. Right-hander Ryan Walker, who was recalled from the minors on Friday, will be in a "fireman" role. The 29-year-old Kilian and Keaton Winn have been involved in a closer-by-committee situation, but Vitello has made it clear that Kilian will be his preferred choice in the ninth inning now that Walker is back in the fold. In his first year in the Bay Area, Kilian has recorded a 3.34 ERA (4.75 FIP), 1.18 WHIP, his first four career saves, 32 strikeouts, and 15 walks in 29 2/3 innings out of the bullpen. Since blowing the save on May 29 against the Colorado Rockies, Kilian has tightened things up, throwing 4 2/3 scoreless innings with three hits allowed, three walks, five strikeouts, one win, and one save for the Gigantes. Fantasy managers desperate for saves should consider picking Kilian up, but just know that his leash will probably be very short. Kilian is rostered in fewer than 10% of Yahoo leagues.

Jun 12

Willy Adames • SS • Giants

Willy Adames Returns From Lower-Body Injury

San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (lower body) is starting at shortstop and will bat sixth on Friday against the Chicago Cubs and right-hander Javier Assad, according to MLB.com. Adames ended up missing just one game with a lower-body injury, but he is back in action for the series opener against Chicago after a scheduled day off on Thursday. The 30-year-old Dominican has been streaky this year and is batting only .234 (63-for-269) in 67 games with 11 home runs, 29 RBI, 34 runs scored, and one stolen base. Adames is still useful for his power at the shortstop position, and he has three home runs in nine games in June, but he's also hitting just .176 (6-for-34) during the month with a double, six RBI, six runs scored, five walks, and 12 strikeouts in 39 plate appearances. He has faced Assad just six times in his MLB career and is batting .167 against him with a .542 OPS, no home runs, and no RBI.

Jun 12

Ryan Walker • RP • Giants

Ryan Walker Recalled to Major Leagues, Will He Reclaim Closer Job?

San Francisco Giants right-hander Ryan Walker has been recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday ahead of the team's weekend set against the Chicago Cubs. Walker opened 2026 as the Giants' primary closer but was sent down in early May after recording a 6.46 ERA and 1.89 WHIP with 14 strikeouts and three blown saves across his first 15 1/3 innings of the season. The 30-year-old performed much better in Triple-A, logging a 1.93 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with seven strikeouts and one save across 8 1/3 innings (nine games). Upon his return, Walker may be the favorite to eventually reclaim the closer role in San Francisco. The Giants have used a committee approach in the ninth inning since demoting Walker, with right-hander Caleb Kilian currently leading the team with four saves. Despite his recent struggles, Walker has logged 30 saves for the Giants since the start of the 2024 season and could be worth targeting on the waiver wire now that he's back in San Francisco.

Jun 12

Matt Chapman • 3B • Giants

Matt Chapman Homers Twice, Going Off So Far in June

San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman is definitely starting to heat up as the summer approaches. In the team's wild 11-10 win at Oracle Park on Wednesday night over the visiting Washington Nationals, Chapman went 4-for-5 at the plate with two home runs, a double, three RBI, and three runs scored to boost his season average to .262 and his OPS to .754. Both of the 33-year-old's homers were of the solo variety as the Giants marched back from an eight-run deficit to win the ballgame. So far in June, Chapman has gone 15-for-32 (.469) with five home runs, two doubles, 18 RBI, and seven runs scored in 10 games played. The former first-rounder by the Athletics in 2014 out of California State University, Fullerton, only has six home runs on the season, but it looks like he might be coming out of his early-season funk, especially in the power department. Under the hood, he still ranks in just the 22nd percentile in xwOBA and the 29th percentile in hard-hit rate.

Jun 11

Willy Adames • SS • Giants

Willy Adames Out on Wednesday With Lower-Half Injury

San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (lower body) is sitting out for just the second time all year on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals due to some lower-body pain that he felt on Tuesday, manager Tony Vitello told John Shea of The San Francisco Standard. When asked for a specific area of pain, Vitello said, "knee to hip." It doesn't sound like a serious issue, so with a scheduled day off on Thursday as well, Adames could be back for Friday's series opener at Oracle Park against the Chicago Cubs. Casey Schmitt, who is having a breakout campaign for the Gigantes in 2026, is starting at shortstop and will bat leadoff on Wednesday in the series finale against Nationals left-hander Foster Griffin. The 30-year-old Adames has been a disappointment in his second year in the Bay Area after clubbing 30 homers and driving in 87 in 160 games last year, as he enters Wednesday's action with a .234/.281/.431 slash line with 11 homers, 29 RBI, and a 28.1% strikeout rate. Adames has gone hitless in his last four games and has gone 6-for-34 (.176) with three homers, a double, six RBI, and six runs in nine games so far in June.

Jun 10

Keaton Winn • RP • Giants

Keaton Winn Stumbles in Save Opportunity, No Longer Worth Rostering?

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Keaton Winn entered a save situation on Monday night, but he gave up three runs to the Nationals and took the loss. He got James Wood to start the inning, but he left the game after a double, a hit-by-pitch, and a pair of singles turned a 3-1 lead into a 4-3 deficit. He fell to 2-2 with the loss and was charged with three earned runs on three hits with one strikeout. His blown save spoiled a great start from Logan Webb and caused Winn's ERA to climb to 3.23 in his 30 2/3 innings this year. Winn has allowed a run in four of his last six appearances and could lose ground to Caleb Kilian in the Giants' closer timeshare. For now, Kilian seems to be the relief pitcher to target in San Francisco, although the shaky bullpen is a high-risk situation overall.

Jun 9

Jung Hoo Lee • RF • Giants

Should Jung Hoo Lee be Rostered in More Fantasy Baseball Leagues?

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in the team's 2-1 10-inning loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night at Wrigley Field to extend his current hitting streak to 15 games. During his hitting streak, Lee has gone 28-for-58 (.483) at the plate with a home run, four doubles, a triple, eight RBI, 13 runs scored, and two stolen bases across 60 plate appearances. Don't look now, but the 27-year-old Japanese native is now slashing .323/.357/.445 on the season with an .803 OPS, three home runs, 22 RBI, 30 runs scored, and two stolen bases in 220 at-bats for the Gigantes in his third year in the big leagues. So far in seven games in June, Lee is hitting an absurd .462 (12-for-26) with two doubles, three RBI, six runs scored, and two stolen bases. He isn't going to keep this pace up, and he's never going to be much of a power asset, but while he's feeling it at the dish, fantasy managers need to take advantage. Lee is only rostered in 32% of Yahoo leagues at the moment.

Jun 8

Dylan Smith • SP • Giants

Dylan Smith Earns First Save on Sunday Night, Worth Monitoring in Deeper Leagues?

San Francisco Giants reliever Dylan Smith earned the save in extra innings on Sunday night as he preserved a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Chicago Cubs. Smith entered the inning with the runner on second base and proceeded to strike out Michael Conforto and get Michael Busch and Alex Bregman to pop out to shortstop. Smith has spent most of his 2026 season in Triple-A this year, and now has three appearances at the MLB level, two of which came since his call-up earlier in the week. At Triple-A, he had a 3.98 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 20 1/3 innings pitched and a 10.18 K/9. In his 15 appearances at Triple-A, he only had one save, and the save on Sunday night for Smith was the first of his career at the MLB level, so fantasy managers shouldn't be sprinting to the waiver wires to pick him up. This appeared to be more a result of having to pitch in extra innings than of Smith being the closer. Nonetheless, the Giants' closer position has been a bit of a carousel this season, so it is worth monitoring Smith's usage to see if the Giants give him more opportunities down the stretch.

Jun 8

Bryce Eldridge • 1B • Giants

Bryce Eldridge Emerging as Priority Waiver-Wire Target Ahead of Breakout Season

San Francisco Giants 21-year-old first baseman Bryce Eldridge has flashed strong production in his second year with the club after appearing in just 10 games last year. He is slashing .288/.363/.450 with a .813 OPS across 25 games this season. Eldridge, a first-round pick in the 2023 draft, is the top-ranked prospect in the Giants' system and 17th overall in MLB Pipeline rankings. His 55.2 percent hard-hit rate sits well above league average and points to sustained offensive upside. Fantasy managers should treat him as a priority waiver wire target before he forces his way into everyday lineups and gains wider attention.

Jun 7

Willy Adames • SS • Giants

Willy Adames Heating Up, Clubs Two Homers in Win Over Cubs

San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames continued to swing a hot bat in the 18-3 blowout win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday, going 2-for-2 at the plate with two home runs, four RBI, four runs scored, and two walks to raise his season batting average to .250 and his OPS to .756. It was an impressive day for San Fran's offense at the friendly confines of Wrigley, as Adames, Matt Chapman, and Casey Schmitt all had two-homer days -- just the third time in franchise history that has been accomplished. The 30-year-old Adames is now hitting .250/.296/.460 on the year with 11 home runs, 29 RBI, 34 runs scored, and a stolen base in 63 games across 270 plate appearances in his second year with the Gigantes. Like most Giants hitters, Adames got off to a slow start in 2026, but he has turned things around recently, going 17-for-56 (.304) with six home runs, four doubles, a triple, 14 RBI, and 15 runs scored in his last 14 games. Eight of his 11 homers on the year have come in his last 17 games, a stretch in which he's gone 19-for-64 (.297).

Jun 6

Matt Chapman • 3B • Giants

Matt Chapman has Monster Two-Homer, Eight-RBI Game Against Cubs

San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman had a day to remember at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field on Friday in an 18-3 drubbing of the Chicago Cubs. Chapman finished the day 2-for-3 at the plate with two home runs, eight RBI, and one strikeout to boost his batting average to .241 on the year and his OPS to .684. The 33-year-old has not had the best season offensively, but in just one day, he doubled his home run total. Chapman hit a grand slam off Cubs starter Edward Cabrera in the fourth inning, added a three-run blast in the sixth frame off reliever Ethan Roberts, and tacked on a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. In addition to Chapman, both Casey Schmitt and Willy Adames left the yard two times apiece, marking just the third time in Giants history that three different players had two homers each. Chapman could be turning things around at the plate after a slow start in the first two months, as he's hit .310 (18-for-58) with three home runs and five doubles in his last 16 games. He's only rostered in 68% of Yahoo leagues, but his buy-low window could be closing fast.

Jun 6

Casey Schmitt • 1B • Giants

Casey Schmitt Continues Breakout Season With Two Homers on Friday

San Francisco Giants utility man Casey Schmitt continued his breakout 2026 campaign on Friday in the 18-3 blowout win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, going 4-for-6 at the plate with two home runs, three RBI, three runs scored, and a walk to raise his season average to .293 and his OPS to .884. The 27-year-old wasn't the only Giants player to have a monster day at the friendly confines of Wrigley, though, as both shortstop Willy Adames and third baseman Matt Chapman matched him with two-homer performances. It was quite the offensive display for the Gigantes, and just the third time in franchise history that three different players had two home runs in the same game. Schmitt has been on a heater this season and already has a career-high 15 long balls in 222 at-bats, adding 38 RBI, 31 runs scored, and five stolen bases in his 56 contests (237 plate appearances). Making him more attractive to fantasy managers is the fact that he's eligible at first, second, and third base, in addition to the outfield, in Yahoo leagues. Scoop him up if he's still available in your league.

Jun 6

Caleb Kilian • RP • Giants

Caleb Kilian Earns Fourth Save, Has he Fully Claimed Giants Closer Job?

San Francisco Giants right-hander Caleb Kilian earned the save on Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers and has now converted on four of his five save opportunities on the season with a 1.19 WHIP and 3.58 ERA with 30 strikeouts and 14 walks through 27 2/3 innings pitched. While the Giants' closer role has been frustrating to figure out all season, Kilian appears to be taking control of that job, as his surface stats, stuff, and recent save opportunities appear to point in that direction. Additionally, Ryan Walker, who is leading the team with six save opportunities, was sent down to Triple-A on May 10, so he is not a threat to compete with Kilian for the time being. Kilian does not have any prior closing experience, so while he appears to be in the driver's seat for the job, his leash will be short; however, in formats where saves are scarce, Kilian is worth a waiver-wire add in deeper formats.

Jun 5

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