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Thu 6/25/15 8:57 PM

Turner was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, James Wagner of the Washington Post reports. Just 10 days after he officially joined the Nationals' organization following the completion of a December trade with the Padres, Turner is already off to his next destination. The 21-year-old slashed a combined .327/.382/.477 across 295 plate appearances between Double-A San Antonio and Double-A Harrisburg, fully demonstrating that he was ready for a new challenge. While Turner doesn't offer premium power at shortstop, he's shown an adept batting eye since being drafted out of North Carolina State last year, and accents it with 70-grade speed. Turner, who was also named to the All-Star Futures Game on Thursday, could be the Nationals' starting shortstop as soon as 2016 if the team chooses to let Ian Desmond walk in free agency.