Jackson Merrill
20-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.200
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0
R
3
SB
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
A 6-foot-3 lefty-hitting shortstop, Merrill split his age-20 season between High-A and Double-A. His 12.1 percent strikeout rate was exceptional for a prospect of his caliber who was young for his levels. Merrill's hit tool has a chance to be pretty special, but he also has above-average power potential and lacks pronounced lefty/righty splits. He's a decent athlete and could chip in double-digit steals early in his career. Merrill played the vast majority of his games at shortstop, but he also saw five games in left field, two games at second base and a game at first base. San Diego has an extremely shallow depth chart, so while Merrill's most natural positions may be spoken for, there should be room for him somewhere this summer. Read Past Outlooks
Collects first big-league hits
Merrill went 2-for-5 with a double and scored two runs in Thursday's 15-11 win over the Dodgers in the second game of the Seoul Series.
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After going hitless in his first MLB game Wednesday, Merrill collected his first big-league knock with a third-inning single off Michael Grove on Thursday. The rookie added a leadoff double in the fifth frame, and he came around to score following both of his hits. Merrill has gone 2-for-8 with three strikeouts through two contests, and he could have a moderately long leash in center field given the team's lack of outfield depth this season.
After going hitless in his first MLB game Wednesday, Merrill collected his first big-league knock with a third-inning single off Michael Grove on Thursday. The rookie added a leadoff double in the fifth frame, and he came around to score following both of his hits. Merrill has gone 2-for-8 with three strikeouts through two contests, and he could have a moderately long leash in center field given the team's lack of outfield depth this season.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
-100%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .708 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||||
2024vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2024vs Right | .708 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Since 2022
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2024
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Since 2022Home | .167 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
2024Home | .167 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2024Away | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Chance to make Opening Day roster?
Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com speculates Merrill will "get a real chance" to earn an outfield job with the Padres during spring training.
ANALYSIS
The organization's top prospect received an invite to big-league spring training for the second straight year, but this time he may actually be able to earn a roster spot. Merrill split last season between the High-A and Double-A levels, finishing with 15 homers and a .770 OPS in 114 total games. The 20-year-old is a shortstop by trade, but he's been working in center field and left field of late, with Xander Bogaerts locked in at shortstop for San Diego.
The organization's top prospect received an invite to big-league spring training for the second straight year, but this time he may actually be able to earn a roster spot. Merrill split last season between the High-A and Double-A levels, finishing with 15 homers and a .770 OPS in 114 total games. The 20-year-old is a shortstop by trade, but he's been working in center field and left field of late, with Xander Bogaerts locked in at shortstop for San Diego.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
From strictly an advanced data standpoint, Merrill grades out favorably with the best hitting prospects in the game. A big 6-foot-3, lefty-hitting shortstop, Merrill has only played 45 games at Single-A and 22 games in the Arizona Fall League, but his 90th percentile exit velocity and zone contact rate (per Prospects Live) stand out as excellent marks regardless of age/level. He was sent to the AFL as a teenager to make up for the time he lost early in the year with a wrist injury, and while he hit just one home run in 98 plate appearances, scouts thought he was one of the best prospects in the league. Merrill will keep filling out his frame and all signs point to monster game power and a potentially plus hit tool, although he might not chip in more than a handful of steals. The Padres always push prospects of his ilk, so don't be surprised if Merrill spends a good chunk of his age-20 season at Double-A while ascending up prospect lists.
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Hitless in MLB debut
Merrill went 0-for-3 in his major-league debut Wednesday in the first game of the Seoul Series against the Dodgers.
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Officially selected to MLB roster
The Padres selected Merrill to the 26-man active roster Tuesday.
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Wins center field job
Merrill has won the the Padres' Opening Day center field job, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
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Joining team for opening series
Padres manager Mike Shildt said Tuesday that Merrill will travel with the team to South Korea for the team's season-opening Seoul Series against the Dodgers on March 20 and 21, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Homers in second straight game
Merrill went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Diamondbacks.
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