MLB Analyst Chris Young claimed San Diego Padres' rookie center fielder Jackson Merrill was more exciting to watch this season than two-time AL MVP Aaron Judge.

MLB Network is continuing its annual tradition of ranking the “Top 10 Players Right Now” at each position. Using rankings based on past performance, various offensive and defensive metrics (including both advanced statistics and traditional numbers) and analysis by the MLB Network research team,

Left / Right 2025 opening day age: 21 Height / Weight: 6-foot-3 / 195 pounds How acquired: 1st round in 2021 (Severna Park HS, Md) Contract status: Will not be arbitration-eligible until 2027 fWAR in 2024: 5.

Jackson Merrill had an impressive rookie season for the Padres, finishing second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting behind Paul Skenes. Throughout the Padres' postseason run ...

MLB Network continued its annual tradition of ranking the “Top 10 Players Right Now” at each position. Using rankings based on past performance, various offensive and defensive metrics (including both advanced statistics and traditional numbers) and analysis by the MLB Network research team,

Merrill, who turned 21 during his first month in the big leagues, went on to finish second in the 2024 NL Rookie of the Year voting after batting .292 with a .326 on-base percentage, .500 slugging percentage, .826 OPS, 24 homers, 31 doubles, six triples, 90 RBIs and a 4.4 bWAR in 156 games.

It's crazy to say, for those who have followed Boston Red Sox prospects closely through the last few years, but Marcelo Mayer may be getting overlooked. Once th

Jackson Merrill’s girlfriend ... Be it pictures of weddings or just a liking statement on one or another social network, the support and friendship the team promotes reflect this positivity ...

"As far as I’m concerned, any team that has Tatis, Merrill, Machado, Bogarts, and Cronenworth—and for now, Luis Arraez as well—is still one of the better teams in the National League."

MLB Network unveils annual rankings for each position, using a data-based system called “The Shredder” to supposedly determine the most rational order for the upcoming season. The latest ...

Third in NL Rookie of the Year voting after a fantastic rookie season that closed behind the winner Paul Skenes from the Pittsburgh Pirates and second-place finisher Jackson Merrill from San Diego ...

Look no further: The new MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects ... Neither Andrew Painter of the Phillies nor Jackson Chourio of the Brewers was on the Top 100 at the start of the 2022 season. James Wood (WSH), Jackson Merrill (SD) and Ezequiel Tovar (COL ...