Giants fill a need with first-round pick Jackson Flora, plus other Day 1 MLB Draft musings
How do you fix a team like the San Francisco Giants? They should get some better pitchers, for one. Maybe a hitter who reminds you of Barry Bonds, even when he’s not doing anything. Just doing those two things would be a heckuva start.
Friend, do the Giants have an amateur draft to share with you.
The Giants selected University of California, Santa Barbara right-hander Jackson Flora with the fourth pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, then selected pitchers with three of their next four picks. With their third-round pick (fourth selection), they selected an outfielder by the name of Bonds. Peyton Bonds. He wore No. 25 at Rutgers in honor of his uncle, who used to play at Arizona State and for the Pittsburgh Pirates. We’ll get to that.
