Format = Position Player | Age on 4/1/2027 | Highest Level Played | Estimated Time of Arrival
1. SS Josuar Gonzalez | 19 | A | 2029
A switch-hitter listed at 5’11” 178 pounds, Gonzalez signed for $2,997,500 in the 2025 J-15 class after demonstrating plus bat speed from both sides of the plate on the amateur circuit and drawing comparisons to Francisco Lindor. In 61 games split almost evenly between the complex league and Low-A, Gonzalez slashed .351/.447/.544 with five home runs, 21 stolen bases, 41 walks and 51 strikeouts. I expect him to open the year in High-A. He won’t turn 20 until October 16 and will be among the youngest players at his level(s) for the next few seasons, trending toward universal top ten prospect status.
2. SS Luis Hernandez | 18 | A | 2030
San Fran has been rolling on the international scouting and development front the past few cycles and bagged another big win when the organization added Hernandez for $5 million in January 2026. They sent him sprinting through the system in year one, having him skip the Dominican Summer League and promoting him to Low-A after 54 games on the complex. He wasn’t good for those 20 full-season games as a 17-year-old (.231/.276/.319), but he was excellent during complex league play (.298/.382/.535), where he was 2.6 years younger than the league average age. A right-handed hitter listed at 5’10” 172 pounds, Hernandez has electricity in his hands and fits the profile of a rocketship prospect poised to leave orbit.
3. RHP Jackson Flora | 21 | A | 2028
The top pitching prospect in his class, Flora went 4th overall after going 12-and-0 with a 1.06 ERA, 0.853 WHIP and 133 strikeouts in 102 innings pitched for UC Santa Barbara as a junior, meaning that Big West developed the top pitcher selected in back-to-back drafts (Tyler Bremner went 2nd to the Angels last year). At 6’5” 205 pounds, Flora features a repertoire built for the modern: a high-90s fastball with ride that eats up in the zone, two sliders (one to sweep, one to dive), and a kick changeup that hitters don’t recognize until it’s too late. He could cruise through this system in a matter of months.
4. SS Jhonny Level | 20 | A+ | 2029
A switch-hitter listed at a scat-backish 5’8” 186 pounds, Level is a solid defender with a strong arm and twitchy athleticism at the six. In 113 games (44 in Low-A, 69 in High-A), he slashed .311/.374/.513 with 18 home runs, 26 stolen bases and 96 strikeouts (17.5%) against 43 walks (7.8%). He may not have the star-level upside of the infielders above him on this list, but he should reach the majors before them and get his shot to lock down a lineup spot. Given what he’s shown so far, I wouldn’t bet against him.
5. OF Bo Davidson | 24 | MLB | 2026
Davidson went undrafted after his sophomore season at Caldwell Community College but later signed with the Giants for $50,000 as a free agent. He’s one of the best scouting and development wins this organization has had on the minor league level in the recent past. A left-handed hitter at 6’1” 225 pounds, Davidson hit at every level in his climb to making a six-game debut at the end of 2026. He hit .350 in those 20 at bats, which is nice if mostly irrelevant, after slashing .290/.361/.527 with 29 home runs and 20 stolen bases in 125 games in the high minors. I feel like I’ve been higher than consensus on Davidson for dynasty purposes his whole way up, and I don’t see that gap closing anytime soon. He’s the top redraft prospect in this org.
6. RHP Ramon Marquez | 21 | A+ | 2028
Here’s what I wrote about Marquez on June 10 in Prospect News: Montgomery Burns The Braves or Last Call On Lara:
“Phillies RHP Ramon Marquez (20, A) has been hitting his spots during his second professional season after signing out of Mexico in 2025 and graduating from the complex to full-season ball for four starts to close out his first year with the Phillies. This season, he’s back in Low-A Clearwater and feeling right at home, posting a 1.50 ERA and 0.83 WHIP with 41 strikeouts and just seven walks through 24 innings. Pitchers with command of a great changeup often dominate the lower levels, but at 6’2” 182 pounds with a plus command of a good fastball and solid slider-cutter combo, Marquez has legitimate rotation upside to go along with his video game numbers.”
Marquez was promoted to High-A Jersey Shore after his next start, and after dominating that level for six starts, the Phillies traded him to San Francisco along with RHP Marty Gair in exchange for Luis Arraez and Caleb Kilian. Quite a get for Giants in my opinion. Marquez was a fast riser on public lists all summer until some August arm issues slowed his ascent.
7. OF Dakota Jordan | 23 | AA | 2028
A great athlete who signed with Mississippi State to play both outfield on the baseball team and running back on the football team, Jordan wound up focusing on the diamond and blasted 20 home runs in 63 games as a sophomore, slashing .354/.459/.671 in the SEC then signed for almost two million bucks, way over slot for a fourth-round pick. The Giants didn’t have a second or third, so they had some money to spend and used it to buy Jordan out of his junior season at Mississippi State. The investment paid off early, with Jordan slashing .311/.377/.497 with 14 home runs and 27 stolen bases in 88 Low-A games during his debut season then posted a 117 wRC+ with 19 home runs and 21 stolen bases in 102 games across two levels in 2026. He should open 2027 in Double-A with an outside chance at a September call-up.
8. SS Joniel Hernandez | 18 | DSL | 2031
If I had the last week of my dynasty seasons to play over again, I’d add this guy to as many teams as possible. He signed with San Diego for $1.4 million in January and played his way into the Robbie Ray trade alongside Miguel Mendez by slashing .321/.439/.539 with seven home runs and ten stolen bases in 52 Dominican Summer League games. At 6’1” 180 pounds with big time bat speed, Hernandez can cool down the crowd with a whiff once in a while, but he does everything else on a ballfield with the sort of intuition and athleticism that makes it look easy.
9. 2B Gavin Kilen | 22 | AA | 2028
The 13th overall pick in the 2025 draft, Kilen isn’t the twitchiest athlete on the planet, but aside from his freshman year at Louisville, he’s always hit. After batting .265 with zero home runs as a freshman, he hit nine homers and batted .330 as a sophomore. He transferred to Tennessee before his junior season and slashed .357/.457/.671 with 14 home runs, 30 walks and just 27 strikeouts in 53 games. From a dynasty perspective, I’m lukewarm on this guy: feels kind of like they swung for a single and hit a single. Kilen’s slash line of .286/.348/.464 in 111 games isn’t bad, but you’d like to see more impact than 11 home runs and one stolen base from a high first-round college hitter.
10. LHP Henry Lalane | 22 | A+ | 2028
Here’s what I wrote about Lalane on July 5th in Prospect News: Lalane Brings The Juice or Hot Days Tall Pitchers:
“I guess it’s pitcher day around here because the next guy I have to highlight is Yankees LHP Henry Lalane (22, A), who’s been a popular breakout pick over the past couple years but couldn’t stay healthy–not uncommon for a 6’7” 211 pound lefty growing into his frame. As you might imagine, when it’s going well for Lalane, it’s going very badly for the hitters. In 62.1 innings, he’s recorded 81 strikeouts while allowing just 40 hits, good for a 2.74 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. In his last two outings, he’s pitched seven shutout innings with 11 and 12 strikeouts, respectively. I’m surprised he’s still in Low-A. If he’s healthy the rest of this season, he’ll open next year on a lot of top 100 lists.”
The Giants might have my favorite system in baseball. Won’t know until I’ve done all the lists, I guess, but getting this guy (along with IF Kaeden Kent) in return for Heliot Ramos is good work if you can get it. Ramos will likely get a healthy pay bump in his first year of arbitration at age 27 because he has 57 home runs, but he was a replacement-level player in his third major league season. Even if he claws his way back to average, that wouldn’t change San Francisco’s fate. An actualized, healthy version of Lalane at the highest level can be a key part of the team’s next wave.
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