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Here comes another great prospect, up to the major leagues in what has been a season filled with top rookie talent. The Washington Nationals announced Friday afternoon they are selecting the contract of shortstop prospect Trea Turner from Triple-A Syracuse. Turner, who just turned 22, was ranked the No. 12 prospect in the minor leagues by MLB.com, and is the Nats No. 2 overall prospect after right-hander Lucas Giolito. After being picked by most to win the NL East, the Nats are struggling to stay with the first-place Mets.

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Ignore the Padres logo; Turner doesn't work there anymore. (USATSI)

Here are six things to know about Turner and his promotion to the major leagues:

1. The move could give a boost to Washington's offense. Playing mostly at short, Turner hit .314 with a .784 on-base plus slugging percentage in 205 plate appearances at Syracuse. His career batting line is .322/.384/.454, with 52 stolen bases in 821 plate appearances. The Nationals are 15th in runs scored and 17th in OPS overall, and two of their middle infielders -- shortstop Ian Desmond and second baseman Anthony Rendon -- have struggled to hit as expected this season. After a terrible first half of the season on both sides of the ball, Desmond has been exceeding career norms at the plate in the second half. Rendon has been injured all season, and has yet to get untracked in 171 plate appearances. Danny Espinoza and (especially) Yunel Escobar have hit better, but Espinoza might get playing time in left field, where Jayson Werth has been injured and ineffective. 

2. The move also could be a move for depth, like the Nats did with Wilmer Difo earlier. It still remains to be seen how much time manager Matt Williams gives Turner as the number of regular-season games diminishes. Earlier this season when they needed depth at middle infield, the Nats called up Wilmer Difo to some fanfare, but he hardly played before being sent back to the minors. Turner is a better hitting prospect.

3. Turner has been getting time at second base in the minors. It was only two games, but the Nats were giving him reps at second at Syracuse just before he was promoted. It stands to reason that, with Desmond playing better at least at the plate, Turner will get a look at second base. It would seem odd for the Nationals to call up Turner and not have him play frequently somewhere, but they've made several curious decisions this season.

And yet, here's the first word on playing time from GM Mike Rizzo:

4. Turner is not in the Nationals lineup Friday night. Although Werth is -- in the leadoff spot.

5. Turner came to Washington's system in a bizarre trade with the Padres. With San Diego GM A.J. Preller trying to do a dramatic reconstruction of the Padres roster on the fly this past offseason, he took a few chances that appeared to have backfired -- but turned out great for the Nats. One was a three-team deal in December that sent right-hander Joe Ross and Turner to Washington, with the Padres getting Wil Myers, who has been hurt for most of the season. The oddest part of the deal was that, because of major-league rules that prevented draftees from being traded until they had been with their original organization for a full year, Turner stayed with the Padres organization until June -- even though he knew he was in the deal. And you thought Wilmer Flores had it awkward with the Mets that one night?

6. Look at these kids today. Turner, though he doesn't have quite the expectations of Kris Bryant, Byron Buxton or Carlos Correa, figures to be a very good major league player for a long time. As do so many of the players called up in 2015. Check out this list: Bryant, Buxton, Correa, Addison Russell, Francisco Lindor, Miguel Sano, Joey Gallo, Blake Swihart, Noah Syndergaard, Carlos Rodon, Archie Bradley, Henry Owens, Jon Gray, Jose Peraza, Joc Pederson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Michael Conforto, Kyle Schwarber, Devon Travis, Maikel Franco, Joc Pederson, Lance McCullers. It's going to be a benchmark season for many years to come.