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.

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.

Only the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox have two prospects within the top 10, though the Red Sox stand out with three players within the top 12.

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,

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.

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235 with an .814 OPS. He ranked No. 11 on Yahoo Sports' list of the Top 50 MLB free agents going into the offseason. As a left-handed batter, Santander, a switch-hitter, hit .225 with a

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"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."

As Witt's star continues to rise, Royals fans and everyone within the organization will confidently tell you he's already the number-one shortstop in MLB. But the league's television network ...

The San Diego Padres will no longer wear their pink- and mint-colored City Connect uniforms following the 2025 MLB season ... Tatís Jr., Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Michael King, a ...

Over the course of the last few weeks, MLB Network has been unveiling its top 10 players at each position ahead of the 2025 season. On Tuesday, they revealed who they consider the best shortstops ...