SF Giants news: Pair of minor league outfielders released, Eldridge begins rehab

The SF Giants do not start the second half until Friday when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays. That is why now is as good a time as ever to take a look at some recent minor league developments for the club.

SF Giants minor league updates as we await the second half

Pair of outfielders released

On July 15th, the Giants released a pair of outfielders from their Double-A roster. They decided to move on from Vaun Brown and Jairo Pomares.

As our own Jeff Young noted on social media, Brown was a 10th-round pick back in the 2021 MLB Draft and Pomares signed with the Giants as an international free agenct back in 2018.

The 27-year-old Brown played across three different levels this season and had a slash line of .248/.339/.286 with no home runs and seven runs batted in. He had an impressive year in 2022 as he slashed .346/.437/.623 with 23 home runs and 75 RBI, but he was never able to replicate that success.

Pomares was slashing .209/.268/.352 nine home runs and 34 runs batted in at Double-A Richmond. Like Brown, Pomares showed promise back in 2021 as he slashed .334/.378/.629 with 20 home runs and 59 RBI. Yet, like Brown, he was unable to build upon it.

Let's hope both players find success wherever their next opportunity lies.

Eldridge begins rehab assignment

Top Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge injured his hamstring towards the end of June and has been on the shelf ever since. Yet, the Giants got some good news as he is beginning a rehab assignment in rookie ball.

Eldridge was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento earlier this season after a strong showing in Richmond where he slashed .280/.350/.512 with seven home runs and 20 runs batted in.

In 16 games with the River Cats in Triple-A prior to his injury, he was slashing .230/.284/.426 with three home runs and 13 RBI.

It will be interesting to see how the Giants manage Eldridge the rest of this season. Prior to his injury and prior to the Rafael Devers trade, it seemed conceivable that the Giants would call Eldridge up to the majors at some point this season to try to give the offense a jolt.

But with Devers as the team's primary designated hitter right now and with Eldridge's defense at first still needing some work, it would not be a huge surprise if we do not see his MLB debut until 2026. Nonetheless, it is still good to see him getting healthy because the Giants still need him to develop more.

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