SF Giants trade deadline: Where 8 new prospects fit in farm system

The San Francisco Giants were among the busiest teams in Major League Baseball ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.They got things kicked off by moving off of Luis Arraez, arguably their biggest trade chip.

But that was just the beginning.The Giants ended up shipping out starting pitcher Robbie Ray and outfielder Heliot Ramos.In return, the Giants may have very well won the trade deadline with the sheer amount of young talent acquired.So, let’s get into just who the Giants landed and what they have to offer San Francisco.Age: 23 | Level: MLB | System rank: N/AAcquired: From Boston for LHP Erik Miller and MiLB OF Carlos GutierrezMLB stats (2025-26): 114 G, .223/.278/.346, 7 HR, 18 2B, 23.4 K%, 6.6 BB%MiLB stats (2021-25): 315 G, .274/.360/.466, 46 HR, 86 2B, 23.0 K%, 11.7 BB%In a deadline that saw multiple former No.

1 overall draft picks on the move (Adley Rutschman, Casey Mize) and a package of prospects going back for last year’s Cy Young winner (Tarik Skubal), Mayer ranks right up there with anybody traded in terms of pedigree.Mayer was regarded as one of Red Sox “Big Three” prospects, who all ranked among the top 20 in baseball entering last season.The sheen has worn off after a tough go of it in Mayer’s introduction to the big leagues, but the Giants “feel like [we] can get him back on track to where he was trending a couple of years ago,” president Buster Posey said.Mayer is currently recovering from a stress reaction, but when he is healthy expect him to report to the big-league club and get a longer runway at second base than he ever got in Boston.“I could envision him doing a lot of things, based off his history,” manager Tony Vitello said.

“[He] just hasn’t had a great runway as far as staying healthy or getting consistent repetitions.It’s tough for someone to show what they can actually do until they have that runway.”There were some reports out of Boston that the Red Sox were concerned about Mayer’s availability due to what...