2B Jackson Merrill #11
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/06/2029
OA: 50 POT: 50
2B JACKSON MERRILL #11 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 430 119 25 3 18 61 25 95 .277 .319 .474 23 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 55
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 60 60
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/05/2029 SEA Win, 5-4 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
08/04/2029 SEA Win, 2-0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1
08/03/2029 SEA Win, 5-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/02/2029 PIT Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/01/2029 PIT Win, 6-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/2029 PIT Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/29/2029 @ WSH Win, 10-7 5 1 1 1 1 0 3 0
07/28/2029 @ WSH Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/27/2029 @ WSH Win, 8-6 6 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
07/26/2029 @ WSH Win, 5-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
PERSONALITY
Jackson has formed a solid bond with local fans.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:04/19/2003
Born in:Severna Park, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,891,500
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 119 Days
Service This Yr:130 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 130 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 430 119 25 3 18 61 66 25 95 .277 .319 .474 .794 .339 .198 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 457 2 0 0 5 0 0 204 46 23 6 79.3 65.9 5.52 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   120 34 8 1 7 16 19 6 28 0 0 0 .283 .317 .542 .859
Versus Right   310 85 17 2 11 45 47 19 67 0 0 2 .274 .320 .448 .769
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 4 0 0 0 .158 .333 .158 .491
March   13 6 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .462 .462 .769 1.231
April   104 27 3 0 4 13 16 7 23 0 0 0 .260 .306 .404 .710
May   108 39 9 1 5 15 21 6 23 0 0 1 .361 .400 .602 1.002
June   91 21 6 1 2 13 12 4 20 0 0 0 .231 .263 .385 .648
July   98 23 6 1 6 14 14 4 25 0 0 1 .235 .272 .500 .772
August   16 3 0 0 0 3 2 4 3 0 0 0 .188 .350 .188 .537
All-Star Game   1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Spring Training   51 10 2 0 2 5 2 1 14 0 0 1 .196 .226 .353 .579
Last Year   577 161 34 2 25 82 89 34 145 4 0 1 .279 .318 .475 .793
2 Years Ago   612 178 37 3 25 101 82 38 153 5 0 1 .291 .331 .484 .814
Career   2770 802 167 21 94 383 394 168 643 16 0 8 .290 .330 .467 .797
Home   223 69 14 1 8 28 33 14 41 0 0 0 .309 .350 .489 .839
Road   207 50 11 2 10 33 33 11 54 0 0 2 .242 .286 .459 .745
Grass   430 119 25 3 18 61 66 25 95 0 0 2 .277 .319 .474 .794
Day   102 27 6 0 4 17 10 5 22 0 0 0 .265 .299 .441 .740
Night   328 92 19 3 14 44 56 20 73 0 0 2 .280 .326 .485 .810
As Starter   427 119 25 3 18 61 66 25 94 0 0 2 .279 .322 .478 .799
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   92 28 8 0 3 9 13 6 19 0 0 1 .304 .354 .489 .843
Inning 1-3   135 32 7 2 4 18 22 8 32 0 0 1 .237 .285 .407 .692
Inning 4-6   160 47 7 1 10 29 26 9 32 0 0 0 .294 .331 .537 .869
Inning 7-9   121 36 11 0 4 13 16 7 28 0 0 0 .298 .336 .488 .824
Extra Innings   14 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
0 Outs   142 44 10 1 5 14 31 10 28 0 0 2 .310 .364 .500 .864
1 Outs   134 37 8 0 8 27 21 8 31 0 0 0 .276 .317 .515 .832
2 Outs   154 38 7 2 5 20 14 7 36 0 0 0 .247 .280 .416 .695
Scoring Position   114 27 5 2 5 44 14 6 24 0 0 0 .237 .275 .447 .722
Bases Empty   237 70 15 1 11 11 39 14 52 0 0 2 .295 .340 .506 .846
Runner on 1st   79 22 5 0 2 6 13 5 19 0 0 0 .278 .321 .418 .739
Runner on 2nd   35 4 0 0 2 6 3 2 10 0 0 0 .114 .162 .286 .448
Runner on 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 13 3 1 2 17 6 1 7 0 0 0 .351 .368 .649 1.017
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 1 1 0 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 5 1 0 1 9 2 1 3 0 0 0 .312 .353 .562 .915
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   202 45 9 3 9 29 25 9 95 0 0 2 .223 .263 .431 .694
First Pitch   62 21 6 0 2 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 .339 .339 .532 .871
Count 0-1   37 13 2 0 2 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 .351 .351 .568 .919
Count 0-2   36 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0 0 1 .111 .135 .111 .246
Count 1-0   36 8 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .278 .500
Count 1-1   39 15 4 0 2 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .641 1.026
Count 1-2   66 15 4 1 4 13 10 0 34 0 0 1 .227 .239 .500 .739
Count 2-0   16 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .438 .625
Count 2-1   27 10 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .370 .370 .481 .852
Count 2-2   67 10 4 1 1 4 5 0 33 0 0 0 .149 .149 .284 .433
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   10 4 1 0 1 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 .400 .714 .800 1.514
Full Count   33 16 1 1 4 11 9 9 8 0 0 0 .485 .595 .939 1.535
Behind in Count   139 32 6 1 6 24 15 0 54 0 0 2 .230 .241 .417 .658
Ahead in Count   90 25 4 0 3 4 17 16 0 0 0 0 .278 .387 .422 .809
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   83 23 5 1 4 9 18 4 14 0 0 0 .277 .310 .506 .816
Batting 4th   104 23 6 1 3 13 13 8 26 0 0 1 .221 .283 .385 .668
Batting 5th   240 73 14 1 11 39 35 13 54 0 0 1 .304 .343 .508 .851
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   181 52 10 1 7 12 25 9 46 0 0 0 .287 .321 .470 .791
Medium Leverage   163 43 10 1 5 19 26 13 32 0 0 1 .264 .322 .429 .751
High Leverage   85 23 5 1 5 29 14 3 17 0 0 1 .271 .303 .529 .833
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 San Diego - MLB 22 135 524 158 36 6 9 55 65 32 1 2 113 13 7 .302 .342 .445 .786 116 119 2.7
2026 San Diego - MLB 23 153 627 186 35 7 17 84 92 39 3 5 137 32 10 .297 .338 .456 .794 115 116 4.9
2027 San Diego - MLB 24 148 612 178 37 3 25 101 82 38 1 5 153 30 5 .291 .331 .484 .814 124 127 5.9
2028 San Diego - MLB 25 151 577 161 34 2 25 82 89 34 1 4 145 24 4 .279 .318 .475 .793 112 113 4.7
2029 San Diego - MLB 26 109 430 119 25 3 18 61 66 25 2 0 95 23 6 .277 .319 .474 .794 121 118 2.9
Total MLB 696 2770 802 167 21 94 383 394 168 8 16 643 122 32 .290 .330 .467 .797 117 119 21.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 San Diego (ACL) - R 18 31 107 30 7 2 0 10 19 10 0 1 27 5 1 .280 .339 .383 .722 56 73 -0.2
2022 San Diego (ACL) - R 19 10 30 13 3 1 1 6 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 .433 .452 .700 1.152 146 130 0.3
2022 Lake Elsinore - A 19 45 197 64 10 3 5 34 33 19 1 0 42 8 5 .325 .387 .482 .869 121 118 1.2
2023 Fort Wayne - A+ 20 131 531 135 23 3 16 58 67 59 4 0 169 2 4 .254 .333 .399 .733 90 87 0.9
2024 Fort Wayne - A+ 21 132 521 158 20 2 22 69 84 70 3 2 130 7 4 .303 .388 .476 .864 123 125 3.7
2025 El Paso - AAA 22 9 39 11 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 7 0 0 .282 .317 .282 .599 47 46 -0.2
Total PCL 9 39 11 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 7 0 0 .282 .317 .282 .599 47 46
Total MWL 263 1052 293 43 5 38 127 151 129 7 2 299 9 8 .279 .361 .437 .798 107 106
Total CAL 45 197 64 10 3 5 34 33 19 1 0 42 8 5 .325 .387 .482 .869 121 118
Total ACL 41 137 43 10 3 1 16 24 11 0 1 29 8 1 .314 .362 .453 .815 75 84
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2028 San Diego - MLB 25 17 67 21 5 1 5 10 11 2 0 0 17 1 1 .313 .333 .642 .975 157 161 1.7
Total MLB 17 67 21 5 1 5 10 11 2 0 0 17 1 1 .313 .333 .642 .975 157 161
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 San Diego - MLB SS 135 135 171 383 83 568 14 .975 1166.0 4.28 -5.2 .976
2026 San Diego - MLB 2B 10 9 11 30 7 42 1 .976 89.0 4.15 +0.8 1.065
2026 San Diego - MLB SS 142 139 193 392 97 600 15 .975 1230.1 4.28 +2.7 1.036
2026 San Diego - MLB CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.0 .984
2027 San Diego - MLB 2B 7 4 5 10 2 16 1 .938 38.0 3.55 -0.4 .882
2027 San Diego - MLB 3B 3 3 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 23.0 2.74 +0.2 1.048
2027 San Diego - MLB SS 138 138 182 406 93 608 20 .967 1231.2 4.30 +6.4 1.028
2028 San Diego - MLB 2B 7 7 9 16 5 25 0 1.000 57.0 3.95 +1.3 1.135
2028 San Diego - MLB 3B 138 134 81 238 22 327 8 .976 1170.1 2.45 +7.6 1.047
2028 San Diego - MLB SS 11 5 7 21 4 30 2 .933 56.2 4.45 -0.0 .983
2029 San Diego - MLB 1B 32 32 233 12 22 248 3 .988 256.0 8.61 -1.6 .910
2029 San Diego - MLB 2B 60 46 75 162 40 237 0 1.000 454.0 4.70 +3.6 1.084
2029 San Diego - MLB 3B 24 22 13 36 4 49 0 1.000 197.0 2.24 +0.8 1.035
2029 San Diego - MLB SS 6 5 6 13 2 19 0 1.000 50.1 3.40 +0.2 .975
TOTAL 1B 32 32 233 12 22 248 3 .988 256.0 8.61 -1.6 .910
TOTAL 2B 84 66 100 218 54 320 2 .994 638.0 4.49 +5.3 1.075
TOTAL 3B 165 159 98 277 26 383 8 .979 1390.1 2.43 +8.6 1.045
TOTAL SS 432 422 559 1215 279 1825 51 .972 3735.0 4.27 +4.0 1.013
TOTAL CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.0 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
07/11/2021 Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from Severna Park HS (Severna Park, MD).
03/05/2023 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
03/30/2023 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
05/02/2023 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
03/28/2024 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
06/28/2024 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
07/14/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
10/13/2024 Wins the 2024 MWL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
11/02/2024 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
03/10/2025 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
03/27/2025 Named the #36 prospect in the MLB
06/27/2025 Named the #41 prospect in the MLB
07/07/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/11/2025 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/2025 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
12/01/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $790,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
05/11/2026 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/09/2026 Goes 0-1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
12/07/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $800,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/03/2027 Wins the 2027 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at SS.
11/23/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,885,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
07/10/2028 Was selected to the 2028 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/10/2028 Wins the 2028 MLB NL Division Series MVP Award.
11/03/2028 Wins the 2028 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at 3B.
11/28/2028 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $12,891,500.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
07/02/2029 Was selected to the 2029 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/17/2029 Earned 2029 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
2026 627 6
2027 612 10
Year H Rank
2026 186 7
2027 178 9
Year TB Rank
2027 296 8
Year 3B Rank
2025 6 4
2026 7 1
Year SB Rank
2026 32 7
Year RBI Rank
2027 101 7
Year AVG Rank
2025 .302 6
2027 .291 10
Year WAR Rank
2027 5.7 4
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