Luciano is joining Double-A Richmond on Tuesday for their postseason, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

EDGE Analysis

This move makes sense on several fronts. First, it allows Luciano to make up for the time he has missed this season with back and leg injuries (played in 57 games at High-A). Second, it will give Luciano his first exposure to upper-level pitching. He hit .263/.339/.459 with 10 home runs, a .195 ISO, a 22.2 percent strikeout rate and a 9.6 percent walk rate in 230 plate appearances. Luciano, who will be added to the 40-man roster this offseason, figures to spend a good chunk of next season at Double-A.

Luciano (leg) has gone 1-for-8 with an RBI while starting in both of High-A Eugene's last two games Saturday and Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Luciano was out of action for just a couple days after he exited a game Wednesday due to leg tightness. The 20-year-old shortstop owns a .285/.354/.500 slash line with nine home runs and a 21.4 percent strikeout rate over 48 games with Eugene on the campaign.

Luciano was removed from High-A Eugene's game Wednesday as a precaution due to leg tightness, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 20-year-old was sidelined two months by a lower-back strain and only returned from the injured list last week, but his exit from Wednesday's contest is unrelated and appears minor. Luciano, who is the Giants' top prospect, could rejoin Eugene's lineup within the next few days.

Luciano (back) will start at shortstop for High-A Eugene on Thursday after being reinstated from the 7-day injured list a day earlier, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Luciano came off the bench Wednesday in his first game action for Eugene since June 3, but he should take on an everyday role for the High-A club beginning with Thursday's contest. The 20-year-old was shut down for nearly two months due to the lower-back strain before he was cleared to begin a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League. For the season, Luciano is hitting .286 with eight home runs and a 9.3 percent walk rate across 165 plate appearances for Eugene.

Luciano (back) started a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Thursday, going 1-for-2 with a run and an an RBI in his first game action since June 3.

EDGE Analysis

Luciano looks to be nearing the finish line in his recovery from a lower-back strain, which has kept him out of action for the past two months. Before the injury surfaced, the Giants' top prospect was slashing .288/.360/.507 with eight home runs in 164 plate appearances at High-A Eugene.

The Giants announced Wednesday that Luciano has been diagnosed with a lower-back strain and will be shut down from baseball activities for at least a couple of weeks before resuming workouts, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

EDGE Analysis

High-A Eugene placed Luciano on its 7-day injured list Friday with an injury that was termed as "lower-back tightness," but follow-up tests evidently revealed that the elite prospect strained a muscle. He'll head to the Giants' spring training facility in Arizona to conduct his rehab, and he doesn't look as though he'll be ready to rejoin the High-A lineup until at least July. The 20-year-old infielder was slashing .288/.360/.507 with eight home runs in 164 plate appearances for Eugene before sustaining the injury.

Luciano was placed on the 7-day injured list with High-A Eugene on Friday due to lower-back tightness, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Luciano has already missed just shy of a week with the injury, though the Giants reportedly don't believe it to be a serious issue. Assuming that's the case, the 20-year-old should return soon to build on his promising start with Eugene, where he's hit .288/.360/.507 with eight homers in 40 games.

Luciano is hitting .328/.380/.578 with four homers through 18 games this season for High-A Eugene.

EDGE Analysis

The pop is nice, but even nicer is how steady Luciano has been this year, picking up hits in all but four games. The 20-year-old shortstop is widely considered among the top few prospects in baseball, and he's continued justifying that status so far this year.

Luciano is ready to build upon the 2021 season. He has been preparing for about one month and states "I feel good," according to Maria Guardado of MLB.com.

EDGE Analysis

Luciano felt fatigued during 2021 since that was his first full season in the minors. He worked on his conditioning by adding cardio and shoulder exercises to his routine. Luciano noted that fatigue likely contributed to the struggles, particularly at High-A, where he hit one home run, a .217 batting average, .577 OPS, and a 37.2% K% in 145 plate appearances. Before that, Luciano boasted a .288 batting average, .951 OPS, and 21.6% K%. Luciano is working on improving the contact rates and reducing the strikeouts in 2022 via an open batting stance.

Luciano finished the regular season at High-A Eugene by hitting .217/.283/.295 with one home run across 36 games.

EDGE Analysis

He struck out in a disturbing 37.2 percent of his plate appearances following his promotion from Low-A, where he turned in much better numbers -- a .278/.373/.556 line with 18 homers, five steals, 57 RBI and 52 runs (as well as a far more palatable 22.1 percent strikeout rate) across 70 contests. Although he certainly didn't look good in High-A, it's worth noting that Luciano just turned 20 years old this month and is still considered one of the most tooled-up prospects in the minors. There's no reason to panic about his long-term outlook, but the pressure will be on Luciano next season to turn in a far better performance when he (presumably) repeats the High-A level.