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Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge batting .348 in June, still trails betting favorite for NL Rookie of the Year
San Francisco Giants outfielder Bryce Eldridge has posted the top batting average and OPS among qualified National League rookies since his recall from Triple-A on May 4. Manager Tony Vitello said on June 18 the team wants to maximize his at-bats.
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San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge has recorded the highest batting average and on-base-plus-slugging mark among qualified National League rookies this season. 516 while hitting six home runs. His production has accelerated in June.
576 slugging percentage, four home runs and 12 runs batted in through the first three weeks of the month, according to yardbarker.com. He has drawn 11 walks against 15 strikeouts in that span. Giants manager Tony Vitello said on June 18 that the club intends to keep giving Eldridge regular playing time.
"It only makes sense to try to get him as many at-bats as possible in the lineup. We even flirted with talking about the one-spot," Vitello told Murph and Markus on KNBR. " Eldridge, selected by the Giants with the 16th overall pick in the 2023 draft, has shared first-base duties with Rafael Devers, who has started 57 games there, and Casey Schmidt, who has started 15.
Yardbarker.com noted that JJ Wetherholt of the St. Louis Cardinals remains the betting favorite for NL Rookie of the Year, while Pittsburgh shortstop Konnor Griffin is also in consideration despite missing a month with an elbow injury.
