Bryce Eldridge of the San Francisco Giants looks on prior to the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee on June 1, 2026.

While yes, the San Francisco Giants have found new, unexplored depths of crap this season, not many expected top prospect Bryce Eldridge to be part of them.

But the Giants’ usage of their 21-year-old slugger — or more so lack thereof — has instead been one of the stickiest situations since he was called up on May 3. During Tuesday’s showdown with Kyle Harrison, the left-handed starter San Francisco traded for Rafael Devers last summer, Eldridge again found himself on the bench — a move that instantly incensed Giants fans and local sports talk radio stations. Even Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow joined the chorus of detractors, saying he was “totally disappointed” to not see Eldridge start in one of his weekly interviews on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus” morning show.

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“I don’t want that guy to miss an at-bat,” Krukow said. “We’re........

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