Bryce Eldridge, considered the top prospect in the San Francisco Giants' farm system, made an impressive start to spring training with a homer but struggled badly afterward. After showing promise with two hits in his first three at-bats, he struck out in eight of his next twelve plate appearances, leading to his return to the minor leagues. Although 12 at-bats is a small sample size, expectations were high for Eldridge, who aims to secure a spot on the Opening Day roster amidst trade inquiries from other teams.
For most players, 12 plate appearances is way too small a sample size to judge, let alone draw dire conclusions from.
He hit that 450-foot homer, which figured to help his candidacy - the Athletic's Giants beat reporter Andrew Baggarly wrote that Eldridge "might already be causing club officials to rethink his place in camp".
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