Ethan Salas - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Padres Notes: Friars Cut Ties With 4-Year Veteran, Yankees Want SD All-Star, Ethan Salas 'Not Untouchable' The San Diego Padres cut ties with a veteran, the New York Yankees want another Padres All-Star and top prospect Ethan Salas is "not untouch...

4 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Padres' Top Prospect Ethan Salas Could Soon Be Knocking on the Door of the Majors The San Diego Padres' No. 1 prospect, catcher Ethan Salas, is moving one step closer to the big leagues. Salas, MLB Pipeline's No. 30 overal...

19 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Padres fans should be skeptical of Ethan Salas' surprise promotion to Triple-A The timing is certainly peculiar.

22 HOURS AGO • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Padres Promote Ethan Salas Amid Report He's 'Not Untouchable' at Trade Deadline The San Diego Padres have promoted top prospect Ethan Salas, and reportedly don't view him as "untouchable" in trade talks.

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

Bound for Triple-A The Padres will promote Salas from Double-A San Antonio to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday, Baseball America reports.

Impact One of the top catching prospects in baseball, the 20-year-old Salas earned the bump up to the Pacific Coast League after turning in a .777 OPS (111 wRC+) over 296 plate appearances at San Antonio on the season. Salas had been running especially hot since the start of July, slashing .320/.407/.380 on the month. Held in high regard for his pitch framing and throwing arm, Salas has the tools to stick behind the plate for the long haul, and the improved bat-to-ball skills he's shown over the past two seasons offer hope that he can be a fantasy difference-maker once he reaches the majors. Salas has also had more involvement in the run game in 2026, going 14-for-20 on stolen-base attempts at San Antonio.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

A.J. Preller's latest comments all but take Ethan Salas off the Padres' trade table It sounds like Ethan Salas is staying put. A.J. Preller didn’t declare the Padres’ top prospect untouchable. But Preller’s message was prett...

2 DAYS AGO • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Padres Notes: Fernando Tatis Sends Message to Front Office, Ethan Salas Trade Latest, Stars Linked to SD Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. sent a message to the front office, Ethan Salas' trade chances are discussed and two All-Star pitchers are li...

4 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Will Padres Trade Ethan Salas? AJ Preller Weighs In San Diego Padres president of baseball operations AJ Preller opened up about the possibility of trading top prospect Ethan Salas.

5 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Padres Notes: Ethan Salas Injury, Walker Buehler's Big Goals, Sandy Alcantara to SD? The San Diego Padres lost top prospect Ethan Salas to an injury, Walker Buehler has big goals and Sandy Alcantara continues to be linked to...

JUNE 21 • SI.COM

Padres Top Prospect Ethan Salas Suffers Injury, Placed on IL Padres top prospect Ethan Salas is now on the injured list after suffering an injury.

JUNE 20 • SI.COM

Padres Notes: Infielder Called Up, Ethan Salas Trade Rumors, Surprise Player Breaking Out A San Diego Padres infielder was called up, Ethan Salas has trade rumors swirling and a surprise player is breaking out.

JUNE 10 • SI.COM

Padres Notes: Blockbuster Ethan Salas Trade Idea, Manny Machado Called Out, Mason Miller Praise The San Diego Padres have a trade idea involving Ethan Salas, Manny Machado was called out and Mason Miller was praised.

JUNE 9 • SI.COM

Red Sox crowded outfield gives Padres a trade target they can no longer afford to miss And he shouldn't cost Ethan Salas this time around.

MAY 31 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Padres' Ethan Salas Skyrockets 90 Spots in Latest Prospect Rankings San Diego Padres top prospect Ethan Salas is skyrocketing in the latest prospect rankings — and for good reason.

MAY 26 • SI.COM

Building the perfect A.J. Preller trade package for Padres to land Tarik Skubal Great news. Ethan Salas survives this fake trade machine. Bad news? Almost every left-handed arm and a pulse might need to start packing the...

MAY 26 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Ethan Salas' meteoric rise in Top 100 prospects list cements Padres breakout There was a point not that long ago when Ethan Salas’ prospect stock had started to feel too complicated for comfort. When a catching prospe...

MAY 14 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Padres No. 2 prospect Salas is hitting better than ever this season It's easy to forget sometimes that Padres No. 2 prospect Ethan Salas is still just 19 years old. - Get tickets to a Minor League game He was...

MAY 2 • MLB.COM

Padres prospect is finally silencing loudest critics with red-hot turnaround Ethan Salas doesn’t care if you left him off the top 100 prospects list. But he’s suddenly playing like scouts made a huge mistake. That’s p...

APRIL 29 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Putting up good numbers in Double-A Through 16 games with Double-A San Antonio, Salas is slashing .296/.377/.481 with two home runs, four doubles, seven runs, nine RBI and three stolen bases.

Impact Salas lost some of his prospect shine last season when injuries limited to him to only 10 games (all with San Antonio), during which he batted just .188 with no long balls. However, he's turned things around at the plate to begin the 2026 campaign and is coming off a big week -- from April 18 to 25, he put up a 1.278 OPS with two homers, six RBI and a stolen base over six contests. Salas won't turn 20 until June 1, and he still ranks as one of San Diego's top prospects.

APRIL 29 • ROTOWIRE

19-year-old Salas - batting leadoff! - belts first Double-A homer Don’t look now, but Ethan Salas is starting to heat up. On Friday night, the Padres' No. 2 prospect went 2-for-3 from the leadoff spot, head...

APRIL 25 • MLB.COM

Padres top prospect is showing encouraging progress with one frustrating problem still hanging around Ethan Salas is doing just enough lately to make Padres fans feel a little better, and just little enough overall to keep the bigger concern...

APRIL 20 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Shows out in Spring Breakout Salas went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, four RBI and a stolen base against the Cubs in a Spring Breakout game Saturday.

Impact Salas starred for the Padres in the minor-league showcase, lifting a three-run homer in the fifth inning and adding a sacrifice fly in the ninth. The young catcher has struggled during the Cactus League slate, however, going just 2-for-11 at the plate but producing a 3:1 BB:K. He's still only 19 years old and has plenty of time to develop, though this could be a big year for him in the minors after Salas registered a lowly .544 OPS over 41 plate appearances in Double-A last season.

MARCH 22 • ROTOWIRE

Padres' Ethan Salas reminds prospect rankings not to forget about him | Sporting News The phenom could still pan out.

MARCH 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Finally fully healthy Salas (back) is finally fully healthy after sitting out the Arizona Fall League, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. The Padres are debating whether to send him to winter ball or to j...

Impact Salas managed just 10 games at Double-A San Antonio this season, hitting a paltry .188/.325/.219 in 41 plate appearances. While his prospect star has dimmed, it's far from expired. He turns 20 next June, and will still be young for Double-A if he indeed begins there in 2026.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Potential Padres trade sends away Ethan Salas for incredibly cost-effective All-Star catcher | Sporting News This would give the Padres an incredibly cheap All-Star behind the dish.

OCTOBER 30, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

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