The SF Giants made a notable move Friday, promoting a cluster of their top prospects in the upper minors.
Gavin Kilen, Dakota Jordan and Trevor Cohen are all heading to Double-A, while Bo Davidson and Parks Harber are moving up to Triple-A. The shuffle gives both Sacramento and Richmond a boost at a time when the depth chart needed it.
Sacramento, in particular, had been stretched thin with position players before the All-Star break. Some nights, the River Cats were carrying just one bench player in case of an injury. Now they get two of the organization’s better position-player prospects in Davidson and Harber, both of whom could enter the conversation for a major league look by the end of the year if performance keeps pushing them in that direction.
Davidson’s path to this promotion included a slow start in Double-A, but June changed everything. He exploded once the calendar flipped, posting a 1.072 OPS with 11 home runs and 23 RBI in 110 plate appearances last month. For the season with Richmond, the left-handed hitter finished with an .861 OPS, 19 home runs and 53 RBI in 315 plate appearances.
Harber is joining him in Sacramento after making an impression on the coaching staff in spring training. A hamstring strain delayed the start of his season, costing him the first few weeks.
Even with that setback, he put together an .879 OPS with 12 home runs and 47 RBI in 298 plate appearances. Originally a corner infielder, Harber has also been getting more work in the outfield.
Richmond loses a pair of key pieces, but the Flying Squirrels still have reason to feel good about the group that helped power Eugene’s strong first half. The Emeralds were one of the best teams in the minors during that stretch, and now two of their top bats are on the move.
Kilen, one of Eugene’s top picks in 2025, produced an .811 OPS with nine home runs and 65 RBI in 349 plate appearances in High-A. Cohen, another 2025 pick, logged an .803 OPS with three home runs and 28 RBI in 380 plate appearances, while also stealing 26 bases in 34 chances. Both players earned praise for their ability to move the line.
Jordan will join them in Richmond after putting together an .879 OPS with 18 home runs and 66 RBI in 355 plate appearances. The right-handed hitter brings some of the loudest tools in the system, with above-average speed and power.
When the Giants took Jordan in the fourth round of the 2024 draft, swing-and-miss concerns were part of the package. Those issues have not disappeared completely, but the organization has gotten him to make more contact than he did in college.
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