Jose Salas #17

Signed by the Miami Marlins as an international free agent on July 2, 2019 out of Venezuela... was the Marlins' primary target on the 2019 international market and they signed him for $2.8 million... was ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the Marlins system by Baseball Prospectus, No. 4 by Baseball America and No.5 by MLB.com on Jan. 20, 2023 when he was traded by Miami along with RHP Pablo Lopez and OF Byron Chourio to the Minnesota Twins for INF Luis Arraez... spent two seasons in the Marlins system, hitting .268 with 11 homers and 60 RBIs in 164 games from 2021-22... born in Florida, Salas grew up in Orlando before moving as a teenager to Venezuela, where his grandfather, father and uncle all played professionally... fluent in both English and Spanish... was ranked as the Twins' No. 13 prospect after the trade from Miami

2022

Salas, 19, split the 2022 season between Single-A Jupiter and High-A Beloit, combining to hit .250 (103-for-412) with 20 doubles, four triples, nine home runs, 41 RBIs, 69 runs scored, 43 walks, 33 stolen bases (34 attempts) and a .723 OPS in 109 games