SAN FRANCISCO — With the Giants’ rotation in flux following Hayden Birdsong’s demotion and Landen Roupp’s damage, supervisor Bob Melvin introduced following Sunday’s 5-3 loss to the New York Mets that high pitching prospect Carson Whisenhunt will begin on Monday and make his major-league debut.
“We’ve been waiting for this for a little bit now,” Melvin mentioned. “We thought maybe he’d be here last year, too. He’s our top pitching prospect, I believe. With what’s going on with the injury and Bird going down, there’s a need for it. It’ll be exciting to see him pitch.”
The 24-year-old left-hander just lately represented the Giants together with undrafted reliever Trent Harris on the All-Star Futures Sport in Atlanta, retiring each batters that he confronted. This season, Whisenhunt owns a 4.42 ERA with 86 strikeouts over 97 2/3 innings within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
Whisenhunt, a second-round decide within the 2022 MLB draft, began the season sizzling by posting a 3.00 ERA over his first 9 begins, twice being named PCL Pitcher of the Week. At one level, Whisenhunt had 4 straight outings the place he accomplished seven innings and struck out 28 batters over 28 innings. He hasn’t skilled the identical success over his final 9 begins, posting a 5.98 ERA over 46 2/3 innings.
The left-hander’s greatest pitch is his changeup, an offspeed providing that’s broadly thought-about to be elite. On the 20-80 scouting scale, FanGraphs gave Whisenhunt’s changeup an 80.
The size of Whisenhunt’s outing will rely upon his effectivity in opposition to the Pittsburgh Pirates, which rank final in all of baseball in OPS (.640). Whisenhunt’s final outing was on July 20, when he pitched 3 2/3 innings in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate.
As soon as Whisenhunt’s evening ends, there’s a powerful risk that right-hander Carson Seymour may observe him out of the bullpen. Seymour, Whisenhunt and Carson Ragsdale, who’s presently pitching for Triple-A Sacramento, characterize the Giants’ trio of Carsons.
“It was fun to watch,” mentioned Seymour, who has allowed two runs over six innings this season. “I got to watch him up close in the dugout. It’s a legit changeup, for sure. The fastball’s good. The sequencing is great. … He’s a great pitcher, really good pitcher.”
Initially Printed: July 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM PDT
