Padres to make a splash in international amateur market

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Padres reportedly set to add top prospect on the international amateur market in Venezuelan catcher Ethan Salas when signing period opens on Sunday

The Padres signing of Xander Bogaerts came with a hefty price: Their second- and fifth-round drafts picks in the upcoming draft and $1 million fromAll the more reason to go big on Sunday, when the 2023 international signing window opens.

that they had a verbal agreement with the 16-year-old Venezuelan prospect for a $5.6 million signing bonus.A figure that high would eat up almost all of the Padres’ $5.825 million bonus pool for the upcoming window, although it might be worth the price. Salas is regarded as perhaps the purest left-handed hitter in the class and is capable of developing more power as he grows into a 6-foot-2, 180-pound frame. He also draws high marks for pitch recognition at the plate and the ability to block and receive well behind it. His above-average arm strength, according to Baseball America, is already producing pop times under 1.9 seconds.

 

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