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 ...

Throughout the offseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball,

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.

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."

Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores ... Baseball just keeps adding 20-ish success stories like Jackson Chourio and Jackson Merrill to the fold. Jackson Holliday was just 2 for 34 with ...

Jackson Merrill 1-year timeline / Card Ladder Evan Carter made his MLB debut for the Texas Rangers on September 8, 2023, recording a hit, walk, and stolen base against the Oakland Athletics.

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 ...