Jackson Merrill

20-Year-Old ShortstopSS
San Diego Padres A+
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. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
$Signed a $1.8 million contract with the Padres in July of 2021.
Returns to action Tuesday
SSSan Diego Padres  A+
April 26, 2023
Merrill (illness) started at shortstop Tuesday and went 1-for-5 in High-A Fort Wayne's 4-2 loss to Great Lakes.
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Merrill returned to the lineup just under a week after exiting a game after experiencing nauseousness. Now that he's overcome the illness, Merrill will look to move past what has been a somewhat slow start to the season. Through his first 12 games in the Midwest League, Merrill is slashing .217/.245/.413.
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Removed from game due to nausea
SSSan Diego Padres  A+
Illness
April 20, 2023
Merrill exited in the fourth inning Wednesday of High-A Fort Wayne's game against Peoria after feeling nauseous, Dylan Sinn of The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports.
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Will open year in High-A
SSSan Diego Padres  A+
March 28, 2023
Merrill will open the 2023 season with High-A Fort Wayne, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Reassigned to minor league camp
SSSan Diego Padres  A+
March 18, 2023
Merrill was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Padres on Saturday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Invited to MLB camp
SSSan Diego Padres  A+
February 8, 2023
Merrill received an invitation to MLB spring training Wednesday.
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Swinging hot bat in Single-A
SSSan Diego Padres  A+
September 6, 2022
Merrill is slashing .331/.387/.489 with five home runs, 33 RBI and eight stolen bases in 40 games with Single-A Lake Elsinore.
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