A match made in heaven came to fruition during the 2026 MLB Draft when the Giants selected top pitching prospect and Bay Area native Jackson Flora with the No. 4 overall pick.With the talent and high potential Flora possesses, San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey believes there is a possibility for the University of California, Santa Barbara product to quickly move up the minor league ranks and eventually pitch in the majors with the main roster.
“I think it’s possible for it to be a faster timeline,” Posey said Thursday on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus” show. “There’s no doubt, but you know, I think it’s kind of common sense. A lot of it’s going to be, ‘how does he perform’, and ‘how does he perform against better competition as he moves up the ranks?’
“And I think, like with any other player, the way that we’re going to do it is, you move up when you show that you’ve accomplished what you need to at a certain level. But yeah, I do think it’s possible.”
Listed at 6-foot-5, 205 pounds, Flora made headlines for his...