The eighth chapter of the 2022 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List is complete, and it brought us our first member of the most recent MLB draft class: left-handed pitcher Carson Whisenhunt, who has been voted as the No. 8 prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization.
Funnily enough, it’s the third-straight year where the first member of a new draft class has appeared at No. 8. Last year, 2021 first-round pick Will Bednar made his CPL debut at No. 8, and the year before it was 2020 first-round pick Patrick Bailey being voted as the eighth-best prospect.