The first chapter of the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List is officially in the books. And not only did it go as expected, it ended the only way it possibly could have. Even though we had to honor the election process and go through the steps of a proper election, the reality is that only one of the seven players on the ballot could have won; because if any of the other six did, I would assume that we were once again dealing with a bot-influenced ballot box and demand that we start over with a different method.

That person is, of course, first baseman Bryce Eldridge, who has been voted as the top prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization for the second year in a row. Barring an injury, it will be the last year that Eldridge holds this crown, as he’ll spend 2026

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