Andrew Salas Ends FCL Marlins Season With Strong Stats

Wednesday marked the end of the Complex League season. 

For Miami Marlins No. 10 prospect Andrew Salas, it marked the end of a stretch in which he finally felt like a professional baseball player. 

The 18-year-old infielder batted .256 with a .937 OPS and hit seven home runs with 18 RBI and eight stolen bases through 29 games with the FCL Marlins, who finished their short season 20-32. Salas started the season at Single-A Jupiter, but was demoted after batting .170 through 43 games. 

Swimming with the Hammerheads has been tough for Salas since the start of his pro career. He batted .186 through 104 games in his first pro season but showed potential as a threat on the base paths with 39 swiped bags in 2025. He has 14 stolen bases so far this season. 

Salas’s speed has allowed the Marlins to figure out a position on the field that fits his skill set well. He has played six different positions so far, with center field being the most logical fit for his athletic prowess. 

He will likely be given another chance to conquer the competition in the Florida State League later this summer. 

Salas is the youngest of three brothers in the minor leagues. Jose Salas, who was once a Marlins prospect before being traded to the Minnesota Twins, is currently with Minnesota’s High-A affiliate in Cedar Rapids. 

Last year both Jose and Andrew played against one another in the Florida State League, a week of baseball that Jose told MiLB.com came with “a lot of emotions.”

“It’s always been a dream of mine to be able to play against my brothers,” he said. “Seeing [Andrew] grow up, and playing for the team I used to play for, it’s kind of bringing back just a lot of déjà vu, but it’s a blessing to play against him, and hopefully play against Ethan.”

All three Salas brothers were born in Florida but grew up in their parents’ native country of Venezuela to qualify as international free agents. Jose was the first to get signed in 2019 as a teenager; however, at $3.7 million, Andrew earned the largest bonus of any player coming out of Venezuela last year. 

“It was a dream, it was our plan,” Andrew said last year. “It was a goal for all three of us, and for it to actually be happening, just very grateful for the opportunity God has given us to have what we have and what Jose did for obviously me and Ethan to carve our path to pro ball.”

Ethan Salas, 20, has the highest potential of the trio to crack the Major Leagues. Currently in Double-A San Antonio, he is the No. 2-ranked prospect in the San Diego Padres farm system and subject to numerous trade rumors, should the Friars remain in contention long enough to be desperate buyers. 

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