It was only a matter of time before the San Diego Padres called up top catching prospect Francisco Mejia. While many assumed it was going to happen after the El Paso Chihuahuas completed their playoff run, the Padres decided to make the move now and have Mejia join fellow top prospect, Luis Urias, on the major league squad.
Mejia was the target of a fantastic trade deadline deal that sent two relief pitchers, Brad Hand and Adam Cimber, to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for the catcher. According to MLB Pipeline, Mejia is the top-ranked catching prospect in all of baseball, he’s the third-ranked prospect in the Padres farm system, and he is ranked 21st overall on the Top 100 list of MLB prospects.