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\n\tThe San Diego Padres are promoting top prospect Ethan Salas<\/a> to Triple-A El Paso.\n<\/p>\n \n\tSalas, Padres Mission’s No. 1 prospect<\/a>, went 1-for-3 Tuesday in the Double-A San Antonio Missions’ 5-4 loss to the Amarillo Sod Poodles, then was promoted to the Chihuahuas, according to Chase Ford of MiLB Central<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe 20-year-old catcher has been having a terrific season for the Missions, posting a career-high slash line of\u00a0.286\/.361\/.417 with seven homers, 37 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 72 games.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe timing also comes just days before the trade deadline, with Salas being a popular target<\/a> for front offices across MLB. Could this be a precursor of a Salas trade for a big Padres return? Or is this just a chance for Salas to get time at Triple-A before possibly making his MLB debut late this year or to begin 2027?\n<\/p>\n \n\tSalas joins Blake Hunt<\/a>\u00a0and Anthony Vilar<\/a> as El Paso’s catchers. Hunt made his MLB debut this season after nine years in the minors.\u00a0Rodolfo Duran<\/a>, who started the year at El Paso and is currently with the Padres as a third catcher, also made his MLB debut after 11 seasons in the minors.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n