Ethan Salas

Now, I want to ask you, though, this, Lee, what is your take on Craig Stammen? You know, he clearly had a blunder, forgot that he was making the second mound visit.

Do you think this is an example of maybe Craig Stammen as a rookie manager doesn't kind of have all of his signals straight?

Well, I looked at that cross-eyed and I said, you know, you go to the mound the second time in an inning, guy's got to come out.

Talk show host knows that.

I never liked the juggling of the batting order throughout the course of the season.

Sitting guys who suddenly had four hits and had a hot night and he's not starting the next night, I don't understand that.

You know, the other day, in a chance to win a game, he sent the rookie Ethan Salas up against the Yankees.

Rookie left-handed bat against left-handed reliever late in the game.

The fact that he got to display all those things on a Friday night in the City Connects against the Yankees, very cool.

It very much was, you know, and I know the Padres, you know, I remember reading a story about Ethan Salas in spring training about, you know, he basically went to catcher school while he was hurt last year.

And there was a number of catchers that were either brought in or that are affiliated with the Padres somehow that really helped him work.

And I'm sure that they all worked with Luis Campisano as well over the last two years to sharpen his game up.

We'll see how that works out.

But my...

Last thing to talk about is Ethan Salas.

Ethan Salas, still looking for his first major league hit.

That's just, it's so tough to do.

That's why Pudge's name has popped up again recently since Salas came up, Ethan Salas, for the Padres, right? Because he was the youngest to pop up as a catcher since Pudge, 1991.

Ethan Salas needs to get one hit first before you can worry about 2,500 hits.

Oh, that's fair.

First one's hard.

Craig Stammen had a weird mound visit snafu with Walker Bueller.

Did I miss anything else? Ethan Salas caught Nick Pavetta.

mick pavetta came back nick

pavetta came back

Let's see.

Another one.

Well, we can get to Ethan Salas.

Shiprocks is wondering about Ethan Salas' usage.

the level of the rookie class here in 2026 Bowman Chrome, as well as honestly, this first list is pretty loaded compared to, I think what we've seen over the past couple of years, that there's a lot of really intriguing signings.

I think that happened in January where maybe they're not quite as well known as an Ethan Salas or Leo DeVries or some others that have come across, but I like a lot of the talent that has been coming through the DSL this summer.

So we'll highlight some of that.

But you're going to be looking at also mega boxes too.

how he finishes but um at phil's adp

um this guy so this guy hasn't like um really done anything yet but um I love Ethan Salas for next year.

Okay, like, he's just, he's gonna be so good.

Love that.

No, he didn't even pl- Yeah, he did.

Bro, Ethan Salas still doesn't have a hit.

You know how sometime these guys get to the majors, the first thing they do is hit a home run on their first at bat, and everybody goes crazy? The parents are in the stands, they're recording, they're jumping up, they're hugging each other.

This guy didn't have a hit.