Jacob Bresnahan has made a habit of collecting hardware, and Thursday brought another familiar honor. MLB Pipeline named the left-hander the SF Giants Pitching Prospect of the Year for the second straight season.
It’s the latest step in a run that has followed Bresnahan since the Guardians made him a 13th-round pick in the 2023 draft. He later landed with the Giants in the 2024 deal that sent Alex Cobb to Cleveland, with Nate Furman also going the other way.
Since arriving in the organization, Bresnahan has kept stacking up recognition. He was named Pitcher of the Year in the California League and Northwest League in back-to-back seasons, and he also picked up Arizona Complex League Pitcher of the Year honors while still in the Guardians system.
For the Giants, Bresnahan has been the top pitching prospect in the system for the past couple of years, even as the organization has added more upside on the mound with Jackson Flora and Ramon Marquez.
This season, Bresnahan’s year started late because of an injury that kept him out for most of the first month. Once he got to Eugene, it took him a couple of starts to settle in, but by mid-June he was rolling.
Over his final 12 appearances for Eugene, Bresnahan put up a 2.10 ERA with 80 strikeouts and 18 walks in 68.2 innings. That finish earned him a late-season promotion to Double-A.
The Giants also had a clear winner on the hitting side. Jhonny Level was named the organization’s Hitting Prospect of the Year after moving quickly through the system.
Level opened the year in the California League, but he outgrew that level fast and got bumped to High-A. There, the switch-hitter posted an .836 OPS with eight home runs and 40 RBI, all while standing out as one of the youngest position players at the level.
He also finished with 39 doubles across two levels, which put him near the top of the minor league leaderboard. Level is expected to be in line for Double-A at some point next season, likely joining Bresnahan there.
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