No One Talks About JACKSON MERRILL

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Ай бұрын

MLB is loaded with rookies this year. Some are better than others. Paul Skenes is the most popular and probably the best. But San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill is great too. I feel that he has superstar potential and in this video I explain how.
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@danagibeau6055 27 күн бұрын

The fact that he's never played center before this season makes him all the more impressive.

@blueskittles5449 27 күн бұрын

@tastyneck 27 күн бұрын

And he's only 21 and never played above AA ball.

@Jessiez 27 күн бұрын

So happy this kid is a Padres. He's flourished in a position he never played until this year

@blueskittles5449 27 күн бұрын

The padres outfield is gonna be one of the best in the league for a while

@24tommyst 27 күн бұрын

We talk about him a lot in SD :) Love Merrill Da Barrell!

@turtle19dad 27 күн бұрын

Victor Rodriguez our new hitting coach is the reason for the uptick in offensive production. Just look at Jurickson Profar. He was a mid 200’s hitter. The broadcasters and players all rave about Victor. We’re basically the same offense we had last year…. Minus Soto. Yet we’re putting up the numbers we have (until last nights misery). I looked at this season as a kind of “rebuild” or cost cutter at the start. But these guys are hanging tough. #ForTheFaithful #KeepTheFaith #JacksonBarrell

@andrewflores1822 24 күн бұрын

Profar’s production jump was due to Fernando Tatis Sr changing his load from a toe tap to a leg kick, couple with his elite plate discipline, the new leg kick helped him with him timing, getting to balls quicker and pull them harder

@turtle19dad 23 күн бұрын

Oops. And I forgot…. Minus Grisham too.

@Pepening 26 күн бұрын

i'd be pissed if the padres let this kid go

@AVResonater 22 күн бұрын

Jackson credits playing alongside Profar (who after that decade of being cast as a top prospect finally has his come out party season) and Tatis Jr (another converted SS who turned into a platinum glove RF’er) as a big reason why he’s enjoyed the early success. He also acknowledges that baseball is very hard but he tries to also remember that it’s a game…meant to be fun to play when it’s all said and done. One last thing…let’s also give credit to Mike Schildt…the dude knows how to get the most out of his young players…because he excels at player development. He’s going to also try to replicate that winning baseball he brought from the cardinals (where he never had a losing season.)

@blueskittles5449 22 күн бұрын

Veterans are definitely helping

@MrBornfisher 27 күн бұрын

Rookie of the month for June. I love what his teammates say about him. BTW before the season started, I bet $10 on him winning ROY. The odds-- 45 to 1.

@blueskittles5449 27 күн бұрын

What’s the payout on that

@MrBornfisher 27 күн бұрын

@@blueskittles5449 It would be $450 for my $10. But that pitcher for the Pirates looks like the likely winner right now. BTW Merrill played a great SS in spring training in 2023 when he was 19.

@Ajmendez22 25 күн бұрын

As a padres fan I can say their outfield is so good

@devinfusella150 5 күн бұрын

Great video keep it up

@Seiborg88 26 күн бұрын

Nobody talks padres nationally. We in SD love the dude. Watch "Talkin Padres".

@Zyron22 21 күн бұрын

Or the hog watch

@silasrobertshaw8122 27 күн бұрын

The flyball rate change is a symptom of a change in his swing, not the reason for his new success. If you watch his ABs from anywhere before June he had this little tap he did with his front foot before his leg kick. It was some kind of timing tic he had that is no longer present. Now he just does the leg kick. I dont know why its important really, but former players are saying it is. Lol.

@blueskittles5449 27 күн бұрын

Maybe the tap he did before his load just threw off his timing slightly and caused the stride to be bad for power. Thanks for commenting this I appreciate the analysis

@silasrobertshaw8122 27 күн бұрын

I saw some ex-mlb guy talking about it a few days ago and now i cant unsee it. I think it will be a sign going foward when he is struggling with his swing that he starts that foot tap again.

@blueskittles5449 27 күн бұрын

@@silasrobertshaw8122 if it’s really a noticeable thing like that hopefully his slumps aren’t as long as other players because there actually might be a definable cause to it

@secretagentrandybeans364 27 күн бұрын

More people would know about him if the MLB decided to feature a player not on the dodgers or Yankees

@blueskittles5449 26 күн бұрын

They do glaze a bit that’s true

@anthropoid539 28 күн бұрын

I was curious about Merrill's history and how he ended up here. Thanks for the video, solid work on an underrated rookie. He's gonna be a keeper for me in my fantasy league. Hope you get more subscribers, don't know what you were at when I subscribed.

@blueskittles5449 28 күн бұрын

Him being on my fantasy team too kinda inspired this video and thanks for the support !

@98167 26 күн бұрын

thank you very much for highlighting Merrill. leave it to ESPN among other tv sports personalities outside of San Diego to brush his talents under the rug, and move on to another team.

@blueskittles5449 26 күн бұрын

For the padres they’re just gonna talk about tatis and machado if they even talk about them at all for long

@foe11191969 25 күн бұрын

Well said. Jackson Merrill really should be the NL ROY unless Pittsburg's Skenes can outplay him. It's a two player race in the NL.

@danbradley3294 23 күн бұрын

Agreed. But if Merrill keeps playing at this level it won't even be close. For one, he plays everyday as opposed to skenes who effects roughly 7 innings a week. I'm a padre fan and watching this kid grow before our eyes has been a treat. Skenes will benefit from that good old east coast bias though unfortunately.

@RJ6AV6 26 күн бұрын

Jackson "the Kid" Barrel 👍👍👍

@user619tlsdca5 27 күн бұрын

I mentioned first seeing him, this guy reminds me of Robin Yount and his rookie year. Ive seen Yount play one time at the old bleacher stadium ( you can see rows after rows of fans looking down at feet planks) Meril reminds me of Yount but different positions. But yeah, Meril is going to be special indeed or Ill be a blind fool comparing to a HOF I once saw at the game.

@w1Cked760 26 күн бұрын

Nice video man ! I'm definitely subbing up

@blueskittles5449 26 күн бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it !

@gregkennedy4518 26 күн бұрын

Didn’t mention that Merrill has NEVER played outfield let alone center field before this year in the majors.

@blueskittles5449 25 күн бұрын

Should’ve talked about that

@brokl26 22 күн бұрын

Simple fact is, he plays for the Padres. That’s all you need to know. West coast players, if they are not top tier players, are never covered because teams and fans in the east don’t watch the games. Sad, but true.