In a surprising move, the San Diego Padres have decided to call up top catching prospect Austin Hedges, according to Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union Tribune.
At this moment the related move is unknown, but it’s unlikely the Padres the would carry three catchers, so the likely roster causality is Wil Nieves.
Hedges was ranked as the 23rd best prospect in baseball by Baseball Prospectus and 27th by Baseball America.