Community Prospect List No. 19

Who is the 19th-best prospect in the Giants system?

Onward we march with the 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List. We’re almost at the halfway point of ranking the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization!

Coming in at No. 18 is third baseman Sabin Ceballos, who makes his CPL debut. A right-handed hitter who turned 22 at the end of the season, Ceballos was a third-round pick in the 2023 draft by the Atlanta Braves. The Giants acquired him in July in the trade that sent Jorge Soler to Atlanta.

Ceballos, who is known for having a good hit tool and quality defense, was having a so-so season with the Braves at the time of the trade. Playing with their High-A affiliate, the Oregon product hit .259/.353/.354, with just three home runs in 377 plate appearances, good for a .706 OPS and a 109 wRC+. But all his potential flooded out when the Giants acquired him and sent him to the Eugene Emeralds, their High-A affiliate. There, Ceballos hit a blistering .295/.364/.549 with seven home runs in 140 plate appearances, for a .913 OPS and a 149 wRC+.

We also saw good discipline and control at the plate for Ceballos. Between his stints with the two teams, he had a 10.1% walk rate and a 20.1% strikeout rate, both of which are nice numbers. As with most third base prospects, though, it’s still unclear whether Ceballos can hit well enough to stay at the position … or field well enough to stay there, for that matter. He’ll presumably begin the year with AA Richmond, and it will be a lot of fun to see what he does there.

Now let’s add to the list!

The list so far

1. Bryce Eldridge — 1B
2. Carson Whisenhunt — LHP
3. James Tibbs III — OF
4. Rayner Arias — OF
5. Josuar de Jesus González — SS
6. Jhonny Level — SS
7. Mason Black — RHP
8. Dakota Jordan — OF
9. Joe Whitman — LHP
10. Reggie Crawford — LHP
11. Bo Davidson — OF
12. Aeverson Arteaga — SS
13. Wade Meckler — OF
14. Walker Martin — SS
15. Trevor McDonald — RHP
16. Diego Velasquez — SS/2B
17. Lisbel Diaz — OF
18. Sabin Ceballos — 3B

Note: Clicking on the above names will link to the CPL where they were voted onto the list.

No. 19 prospect nominees

Maui Ahuna — 22.9-year old SS — .636 OPS/84 wRC+ in Low-A (107 PA); 1.063 OPS/158 wRC+ in ACL (42 PA)

Josh Bostick — 23.2-year old RHP — 4.78 ERA/4.71 FIP in Low-A (107.1 IP)

Jonah Cox — 23.4-year old CF — .674 OPS/94 wRC+ in High-A (185 PA); .797 OPS/124 wRC+ in Low-A (275 PA)

Trent Harris — 25.11-year old RHP — 6.00 ERA/3.71 FIP in AA (3 IP); 2.00 ERA/3.10 FIP in High-A (45 IP); 1.14 ERA/2.84 FIP in Low-A (31.2 IP)

Carson Ragsdale — 26.7-year old RHP — 5.03 ERA/5.64 FIP in AAA (53.2 IP); 3.49 ERA/3.92 FIP in AA (67 IP)

Note: Each player’s first name links to their Baseball-Reference page, and their last name links to their Fangraphs page. All stats are from the 2024 season.