Salas is a consensus top-30 prospect in all of baseball and represents San Diego’s future at the position. However, despite a promotion to Double-A this year, Salas is batting just .188 with a .544 OPS and zero home runs through 10 games. That is a small sample size, but he is also a career .221 batter in the minors.

The San Diego Padres are being advised to avoid swinging a deal with the Miami Marlins before the MLB trade deadline.

The Padres are a team to watch as the MLB Trade Deadline approaches. Ahead of a potential trade, Tirso Ornelas can make the team better.

Padres beat reporter AJ Cassavell conducted an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit. You can read the full transcript here. But these are the highlights (edited lightly for clarity and brevity):

The San Diego Padres continue to roll this season with depth issues in the outfield. Although the roster is chock full of star power, one of the biggest setbac

Duran is the perfect addition because he extends the lineup and provides matchup troubles for opposing managers. Adding another productive stick creates a more balanced lineup that eliminates the use of lefty-righty relievers to neutralize the batting order late in close games.