The Giants announced their first wave of roster cuts on Wednesday morning, with first baseman Bryce Eldridge and outfielder Marco Luciano among the eight players who were sent over to the Minor League side.

Eldridge, 20, made a notable first impression during his first big league spring training, hitting a 450-foot home run in the Giants’ Cactus League opener against the Texas Rangers. Despite that impressive swing, Eldridge went 2-for-11 with eight strikeouts during the few plate appearances he received.

Two key San Francisco Giants prospects were reassigned to minor league camp in a series of spring training roster cuts on Wednesday.

The San Francisco Giants optioned outfielder Marco Luciano and reassigned infielder Bryce Eldridge to minor-league camp on Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser. Per MLB Pipeline,

There’s no question that Bryce Eldridge is the top prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system and one of the best in baseball in general. In his first chance to play with the big league team this spring,

The Giants announced a wave of cuts from camp this morning, with top prospect Bryce Eldridge and former top prospect Marco Luciano among the most notable names sent out to minor league camp.

Two of the San Francisco Giants’ biggest question marks this spring received an answer, maybe earlier than expected. Top prospect Bryce Eldridge was sent out to minor-league camp Wednesday along with onetime top prospect Marco Luciano.