2025 Depth Charts: 3b

Photo Credit: Eugene Emeralds

So far in this year’s Depth Charts series, we’ve looked at:

• Shortstop

• First Base

• LHP - Starters

• Center Field

• Catcher

You may be noticing something of a pattern as these Depth Charts go along. We’re actually starting to see a repetition of pretty greens and golds at the very top of the chart — meaning the position is in good shape at the major league level — while the levels below surface remained mired in stubborn shades of gray and pink — suggesting a slightly less optimistic situation on the farm.

That pattern will continue today as we look into 3b, one of two positions that the Giants have thrown big money at in the last few months. As a result of those two deals to Matt Chapman and Willy Adames, the Giants believe they have locked down the best left-side of the infield in baseball for the next several years to come — at the price of about a third of a billion dollars! I think they might be right about having the best left side of the infield in MLB — at least nobody is coming to mind with a stronger tandem over there — and that’s good news as the lineup begins to take real shape with strengths all around the field, and particularly up the middle.

But the question for our beat is, of course, what about below the major league level? Good orgs are constantly refreshing and developing potential quality starters — whether to use in their own lineup or to help bring in talent from elsewhere in trade. The 3b position has been another one where the Giants have really struggled to develop their own talent — that’s the reason why a big deal for Chapman was deemed necessary in the first place. The only two homegrown everyday 3b they’ve developed this century were Pablo Sandoval and Pedro Feliz.

Let’s go searching for a new Panda today (remembering that Sandoval was not, for most of his minor league career, necessarily that enticing of a prospect), as we explore the depths of the Hot Corner.