The San Francisco Giants have had a great start to the year in the Majors, but will need that success to spread throughout their farm system if they want to keep their championship window open. A handful of minor leaguers and prospects have started to look like future stars. Here is the best performer at each level so far. Right now, it seems more like a when than an if regarding Whisenhunt getting called up to the Majors in 2025.

Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night. Bubic, a left-hander who went to Mitty High School in San Jose and then to Stanford, carried his no-hit bid until there were two outs in the sixth. Wilmer Flores hit a grounder to the right side. Second baseman Michael Massey ranged to his left and slipped as the ball got past him.

Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night. Bubic, a left-hander who went to Mitty High School in San Jose and then to Stanford, carried his no-hit bid until there were two outs in the sixth. Wilmer Flores hit a grounder to the right side. Second baseman Michael Massey ranged to his left and slipped as the ball got past him.

Past the quarter point of the 2025 MLB regular season, it seems clear that the San Francisco Giants are here to stay. Willy Adames has been performing better at the plate in May, hopefully providing the team with some impact power as they hoped when they signed him to a franchise record seven-year, $182 million contract. Matt Chapman is getting on base but has yet to find his power stroke either. Carrying the offense to this point has been center fielder Jung Hoo Lee, left fielder Heliot Ramos, right fielder Mike Yastrzemski and designated hitter Wilmer Flores, who leads the MLB with 42 RBI after a historic performance recently.

Over the weekend, the San Francisco Giants swept the [insert name] Athletics, blowing them out in Friday's game thanks to a career night from Wilmer Flores, then on a tough walk-off walk in extra innings of a scoreless game on Saturday. WIth the A's out of town (thanks in some part to the Giants pushing them), there are theoretically more people that already enjoy baseball that no longer have a team to root for. The Giants will never be that, so it's tough to see may conversions happening in the near future. There is also another group that is Oakland or bust for the Athletics, and they're definitely not switching allegiances.

The San Francisco Giants will make the first tweak of the season in their rotation Tuesday night when they send right-hander Hayden Birdsong against the visiting Kansas City Royals. The Royals received seven shutout innings from San Francisco Bay Area product Kris Bubic in a 3-1 triumph in the opener of the three-game series on Monday. The loss was the Giants' first since Jordan Hicks started an 8-7 defeat versus the Arizona Diamondbacks last Wednesday.

Royals fans will be talking about these plays for a while.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic (50) throws a pitch to San Francisco Giants' Jung Hoo Lee, left, during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, May 19, 2025. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kris Bubic's no-hit bid for the Kansas City Royals ended with an official scoring change Monday night. Bubic made a run at an historic homecoming before settling for seven shutout innings of two-hit ball in a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Kansas City Royals (27-22, third in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (28-20, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-4, 3.76 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Giants: Hayden Birdsong (1-0, 2.31 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 25 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -135, Royals +114; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the San Francisco Giants leading the series 1-0. San Francisco is 16-8 in home games and 28-20 overall. The Giants have a 14-8 record in games when they record at least eight hits. Kansas City is 10-13 in road games and 27-22 overall. The Royals have a 9-5 record in games decided by one run.

The San Francisco Giants are 28-20 overall but just 4-11 when facing a left-handed starter this season.

In the second game of a three-game set at Oracle Park, the Kansas City Royals (27-22) face the San Francisco Giants (28-20), Tuesday at 9:45 p.m. ET. The Giants and Royals are currently in the middle of a three-game series, which ends on Wednesday. For details and insights on the rest of the series, read on.Watch Giants vs. Royals on Fubo!

San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo broke a brief hitless streak with a double in his team's 3-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on Monday. Batting third and starting in center field, Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI. The hit came after three games without a hit, with his last one recorded on Friday against the Oakland Athletics. It was also his first RBI in four games since May 14 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night. Bubic, a left-hander who went to Mitty High School in San Jose and then to Stanford, carried his no-hit bid until there were two outs in the sixth. Wilmer Flores hit a grounder to the right side. Second baseman Michael Massey ranged to his left and slipped as the ball got past him.

Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night. Bubic, a left-hander who went to Mitty High School in San Jose and then to Stanford, carried his no-hit bid until there were two outs in the sixth. Wilmer Flores hit a grounder to the right side.

Here’s why the Royals’ skipper hit the showers early Monday night.

The San Francisco Giants have pretty much everything going right for them at the moment, with a 28-19 record, they are right on the brink of taking the division lead, only one game away. The National League West is competitive, but that just shows how truly impressive they have been to remain competitive among the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. The team could still use some improvements, notably starting pitching depth, but they have enough talent to suffice at the moment, with Logan Webb tearing things up and some solid showings from Robbie Ray as well. One of the best prospects on the team is pitcher Carson Whisenhunt, who has been absolutely outstanding after being drafted in the second round of the 2022 MLB draft.

Robbie Ray vs. Kris Bubic

All the way to 50!

Once heralded as the Giants' third baseman of the future, David Villar's time with the organization is likely coming to an end. Villar, 28, was designated for assignment Monday for the second time this season so that Casey Schmitt could be activated from the injured list. If he is not traded, Villar will have the opportunity to elect free agency rather than an assignment to Triple-A Sacramento. Manager Bob Melvin said it was “hard” to deliver the news, but move didn't come as a surprise to Villar, who was still at his locker when the home clubhouse opened to reporters before the Giants began a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals.

Back home and looking to snap this losing streak