Kyle Harrison

Harrison still has a ton of refining to do. But he's showing that he already knows how to compete and how to stand his ground.

The Giants have no firm inning caps for Kyle Harrison, Keaton Winn and Jordan Hicks, but 180 is probably the maximum innings for each.

Harrison, the 22-year-old rookie, pitched with a veteran's situational knowledge Friday in San Francisco's 8-3 win in San Diego.

The Giants won't get Alex Cobb and Robbie Ray back until midseason, at the earliest. They'll need their young starters to step up.

The earliest Harrison could re-join the Giants (barring another player going on the injured list) is Sept. 30.

"He looks like a guy that we have a good chance to be able to depend on deep into the season," manager Gabe Kapler said.

Harrison's season high in pitches thrown is 81, by design. His development is where baseball is heading, if it isn't there already.

"A lot of things are special about him," Andrew Bailey said of Harrison. "He has the right goals. He has the larger view in mind."

There was a tense moment with Gabe Kapler after the Giants lost to the Rays. Plus, Harrison could be on the way.

Farhan Zaidi on Harrison: "He's arguably the top left-handed starting pitching prospect in baseball, or on a pretty short list."

The Giants are well represented on Law's top-100 list. What should we expect from the Fab 5 during the upcoming season?

The Giants have a few top-100 talents, but the strength of their system is in the sheer depth of quality prospects.

"I don't think the overall success is an accident," says Daniels. Giants' affiliates finished first and third in staff strikeouts in 2021.

Hunter Bishop and Grant McCray are playing rehab games in the ACL, while Jairo Pomares and Luis Matos are still red-hot in San Jose.

Not all top-10 prospects are created equal when it comes to being likely trade bait at the deadline. Who would the Giants consider dealing?

"You look at this lineup right now, and it's not hard to see several of them one day being major-league players," Ritzo said of San Jose.

The Giants are reportedly calling up Sam Long to start on Wednesday, another indication of how far their minor-league pitching has come.

Seth Corry has 41 strikeouts in 24 innings for Eugene, while Sean Hjelle reached a milestone in his latest start for Richmond.