Another MLB Prospect Graduation Vaults Rising Giants Star Into Top 100

For the second time in a week, the San Francisco Giants have a new Top 100 prospect, thanks to a current prospect’s graduation.

Batting equipment with the San Francisco Giants logo. | Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Jhonny Level owes Rhett Lowder a gift.

The San Francisco Giants middle infield prospect is now a Top 100 prospect per MLB Pipeline, thanks to Lowder graduating from the prospect rankings on Thursday.

Lowder, a starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, graduated from prospect status after he spent 45 days on the Reds’ MLB roster. He was short of the 50 innings threshold. But he’s no longer a Top 100 prospect. Level is.

That gives the Giants four Top 100 prospects and their second in a week. Luis Hernández, the crown jewel of this January’s international signing class, became a Top 100 prospect last week after the graduations of Baltimore’s Dylan Beavers and the New York Mets’ Nolan McLean. Hernández is now ranked No. 95.

Bryce Eldridge, who is waiting for his shot to return to San Francisco, remains the Giants’ No. 1 prospect and is No. 23 overall. Infielder Josuar Gonzalez, who was San Francisco’s top international signee in 2025, is ranked No. 42.

Jhonny Levels Up

Jhonny Level was 2 for 5 with a home run and a double in Tuesday’s DSL victory over the White Sox pic.twitter.com/3dISwcTqV7

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Level was also an international signing, though he only signed for a bit less than $1 million out of Venezuela in 2024. He’s emerged as a quartet of top middle infield prospects in the Giants’ system, the last of which is last year’s first-round pick, Gavin Kilen.

 The 19-year-old is back at Class-A San Jose, where he ended last season. With the Giants and Arizona Complex League Giants, he slashed a combined .269/.360/.436 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI. He also had 12 doubles, five triples and 21 stolen bases. That was his first full season in affiliated ball.

Before that, he spent 2024 in the traditional landing spot for young international prospects, the Dominican Summer League. There he slashed .275/.393/.517 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI.

While Level is ahead of Hernández in the system, he isn’t that far ahead. Hernandez is just one rung behind Level and will start the season with the Arizona Complex League, as the Giants are impressed by his mature approach at the plate. It’s possible that Hernández could join Level at San Jose this year, though San Francisco is hoping that Level plays well enough in San Jose to warrant a promotion to High-A Eugene later this campaign. Ideally, Hernández would be Level’s replacement if he’s able to get a promotion.

For now, San Francisco’s future in the middle infield is in the lower reaches of its minor league system. But it’s a bright one.