On Tuesday, the deadline to protect eligible prospects from the Rule 5 draft came and went with no update from the SF Giants. Later on, Justice delos Santos of The Mercury News confirmed that they made no Rule 5 protections.
The SF Giants leave a pair of former top picks unprotected from the Rule 5 draft
This was not terribly surprising news. The Giants did not have any obvious cases of players to protect. There was a case to be made for several minor leaguers, including Will Bednar.
Bednar had been slowed by back injuries since being taken in the first round of the 2021 draft.