Padres sign 16-year-old catching prospect Salas for $5.6M
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have signed 16-year-old catcher Ethan Salas of Caracas, Venezuela, to a $5.6 million bonus on the first day of the international signing period. Salas is the consensus top overall prospect in this year’s class. The left-handed hitter is the younger brother of Jose Salas, one of the top prospects in the Miami Marlins system. The Salas brothers have a long pedigree, as their father, uncle and grandfather all played professional ball.