Bryce Eldridge Set for Giants Call-Up Before Monday
Bryce Eldridge is set to join the Giants before Monday’s game with the Padres, giving San Francisco a roster move at a point when its offense has stalled and the losses keep piling up. The club will also promote Jesus Rodriguez as it tries to shake loose a lineup that has dropped six straight games.
Eldridge’s return to San Francisco
The 21-year-old first baseman opened 2026 at Triple-A Sacramento after the Giants wanted him to work on his contact issues, and he has still forced the issue with production. Eldridge has a.333/.445/.518 line with five home runs in 137 plate appearances, even while striking out 41 times.
That profile is very different from the one he carried in his first major league look. Eldridge made his MLB debut in 10 games last season and hit.107/.297/.179 over his first 37 plate appearances in the majors, a stretch that showed why the Giants kept him down to start this year.
Giants offense under pressure
San Francisco entered Sunday ranked 30th of 30 teams in runs, home runs and stolen bases, and 29th in on-base percentage and OPS. The Giants had 105 runs, 19 home runs and eight stolen bases heading into Sunday’s action, numbers that leave little room to wait for the bats to wake up on their own.
The lineup’s problems showed again Sunday in a 2-1 loss to the Rays in 10 innings. The Giants fell to 13-21, and only the Mets had fewer wins at that point with 12.
Rodriguez joins the move
Jesus Rodriguez is part of the same promotion, a sign that the Giants are making more than one roster change as they search for a jolt. Casey Schmitt has been their best hitter in the early going, while Patrick Bailey is hitting even less than usual and Daniel Susac was on the 10-day injured list and expected to miss perhaps another week.
Eldridge has played only first base since his first minor league season, so the Giants are not only bringing up a top prospect, they are also narrowing the ways they can use him. That makes the timing more urgent: if he is going to help, it has to happen quickly, because the standings are already tight at the bottom and the offense has not given San Francisco much margin to wait.
