The SF Giants made the decision on Thursday to have top prospect Bryce Eldridge begin the season in Triple-A. It is not a surprising decision after his recent struggles at the plate in spring training, but it does open up the question of when he will debut for the Giants this season.
Of course, Eldridge did spend a brief amount of time with the Giants at the end of last season in September. He did not do very much at the plate, recording just three hits in 28 at-bats. While he was impressive at times this year in spring training, the fact that he struck out 19 times in 40 at-bats was more than enough evidence to justify him starting the year in the minors.