The 17-year-old catcher was not within the lineup Sunday for High-A Fort Wayne. Salas has performed simply 9 video games with the TinCaps, hitting .200 with one double and no residence runs. He was promoted to High-A on Aug. 8 after beginning the season with Single-A Lake Elsinore. At the Single-A degree, Salas hit .267 with 9 residence runs and an .837 OPS in 48 video games.
At age 17, Salas would immediately turn out to be the youngest participant in Double-A, the place the common age is 24. Michael De León, who performed for Double-A Frisco within the Rangers’ group at age 17 in 2014, is believed to be the final 17-year-old to succeed in that degree.
MLB Pipeline tasks Salas to succeed in the Major Leagues in 2026, though given the Padres’ aggressive promotions of the younger catcher, that timeline may very well be accelerated. Salas signed a $5.6 million take care of the Padres in January when the worldwide signing window opened.
Salas, a left-handed batter who throws right-handed, obtained plus grades for his hitting, fielding and his arm behind the plate, with every attribute receiving a 60 on the 20-80 scale.
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