SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants entered spring coaching with three Carsons in camp: Carson Whisenhunt, Carson Ragsdale and Carson Seymour. San Francisco reassigned Whisenhunt, its finest pitching prospect, to minor-league camp on Thursday, and as of Sunday morning, the Carson rely is right down to zero.
The Giants introduced earlier than Sunday’s sport in opposition to the San Diego Padres at Scottsdale Stadium that Ragsdale and Seymour, a pair of 26-year-old right-handers, have been optioned as San Francisco begins to stretch out different beginning pitchers. Ragsdale and Seymour received’t start their seasons in San Francisco,
“Both were very impressive,” stated supervisor Bob Melvin. “These guys are both going to pitch in the big leagues, in my opinion.”
Seymour, acquired when the Giants traded Darin Ruf to the New York Mets, appeared in two video games this spring, permitting two earned runs over 4 innings and hanging out two batters. The fitting-hander spent all of final season with Triple-A Sacramento, posting a 4.82 ERA over 134 1/3 innings within the notoriously hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. Per FanGraphs, Seymour is the Giants’ No. 6 prospect of their system.
“Another guy with a big arm and big stuff and a guy our organization really values highly,” Melvin stated. “Seymour might be able to pitch in the rotation and/or the bullpen potentially, depending on what the need is.”
Ragsdale, who’s San Francisco’s No. 11 prospect per FanGraphs, handled accidents in ‘22 and ‘23 but finally enjoyed a full healthy season this past year, owning a 4.18 ERA over 120 2/3 innings between Double-A Richmond and Triple-A Sacramento. The right-hander appeared in two Cactus League games, tossing 4 2/3 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts despite walking five batters.
“He walked some guys, but then he pitched out of it, which is good to see,” Melvin said. “He didn’t surrender any runs, had guys on third and bought huge strikeouts when he wanted to. … But it surely’s huge stuff, it’s an influence arm. It’s a younger child. There’s so much to love.”
Initially Revealed: March 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM PDT
