"Eldridge tore up the Double-A level this year with a .280/.350/.512 slash line (147 wRC+) in 140 trips to the plate to start the season before being promoted to Triple-A, where he spent most of the year and posted a .249/.322/.514 slash line. That was good for a wRC+ of just 105 thanks to the inflated offensive environment of the Pacific Coast League, but Eldridge's 18 homers in 66 games is hard to argue with."
"That's not to say they couldn't find a way to squeeze a player of Eldridge's caliber into the lineup, but in order to do so, they'd severely limit their overall lineup's flexibility by locking down both the first base and DH spots on an everyday basis. That can certainly be worth it, as the division rival Dodgers have shown with their wildly successful duo of Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani."
Rafael Devers arrived in San Francisco and assumed the first base job, likely occupying a first base or DH role for the next eight years. Bryce Eldridge, 21, made a brief major-league debut and dominated Double-A before a strong power showing in Triple-A (18 homers in 66 games). Eldridge remains a consensus top-20 prospect because of elite power despite a modest Triple-A wRC+ in the PCL. The Giants have no clear vacancy at first base, so finding everyday at-bats for Eldridge would limit lineup flexibility and could create defensive trade-offs.
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