I see the man is not only stocking up on shortstops, but also left-handers. Merrill, Salas, De vries (switch), Pauley, Head, Marsee, Martorella are all lefties. Good thinking considering all our stars are right handed bats
Here’s something on Ethan Salas’ younger brother
Padres catcher Ethan Salas is a special talent, already the No. 10 prospect in baseball at 17 after signing on Jan. 15, 2023. Older brother Jose Salas, a 20-year-old infielder who signed with the Marlins in 2019 for $2.8 million, is with the Twins in High-A Cedar Rapids after coming over in the trade that sent Luis Arraez to the Marlins.
Their younger brother, shortstop Andrew Salas (Marlins, 2025), is next in line to get one of the top bonuses in his class on Jan. 15. Salas is a switch-hitter who, like his brothers, was born and raised in Florida, but will sign as an international free agent out of Venezuela, with Salas currently training in the Dominican Republic. He showed a good clock for the game both in the field and at the plate, with smooth, under control actions in the dirt. A switch-hitter, Salas in BP showed a knack for backspinning balls deep to left-center field from the left side of of the plate. In a game, he faced only righties and took all of his at-bats lefthanded, drawing three walks and hitting a double down the left field line.
The best youth players are almost always SS, Catchers, or Pitchers, thats why we pick up shortstops
For all of AJs faults – and he has plenty of them – he is also a constant source of young incoming players that the national media values highly. And that is a big plus for a GM.
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Baseball America has him class of 2027 some have him class of 2026
[youtube vid](https://youtu.be/M0SJA_WFGZ0?si=wrRKU3jrzFZSkcGL)
Baseball America [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHqDf8Ld0Yk)
I see the man is not only stocking up on shortstops, but also left-handers. Merrill, Salas, De vries (switch), Pauley, Head, Marsee, Martorella are all lefties. Good thinking considering all our stars are right handed bats
Here’s something on Ethan Salas’ younger brother
Padres catcher Ethan Salas is a special talent, already the No. 10 prospect in baseball at 17 after signing on Jan. 15, 2023. Older brother Jose Salas, a 20-year-old infielder who signed with the Marlins in 2019 for $2.8 million, is with the Twins in High-A Cedar Rapids after coming over in the trade that sent Luis Arraez to the Marlins.
Their younger brother, shortstop Andrew Salas (Marlins, 2025), is next in line to get one of the top bonuses in his class on Jan. 15. Salas is a switch-hitter who, like his brothers, was born and raised in Florida, but will sign as an international free agent out of Venezuela, with Salas currently training in the Dominican Republic. He showed a good clock for the game both in the field and at the plate, with smooth, under control actions in the dirt. A switch-hitter, Salas in BP showed a knack for backspinning balls deep to left-center field from the left side of of the plate. In a game, he faced only righties and took all of his at-bats lefthanded, drawing three walks and hitting a double down the left field line.
The best youth players are almost always SS, Catchers, or Pitchers, thats why we pick up shortstops
For all of AJs faults – and he has plenty of them – he is also a constant source of young incoming players that the national media values highly. And that is a big plus for a GM.