Padres Daily: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures; Smooth Merrill; Rotation Equation

It Feels So Good To Be A Robber

A little less than 320 feet away, the ball leaves Matt Waldron's right hand. All night, it has been ornery. It has misbehaved. The ball is Waldron's enemy. It's supposed to knuckle, and instead it rebels, skittering out of his hand like it's possessed by some force other than the pitcher's arm. The strike zone? The ball doesn't care for that. Tonight, it wants the backstop. It needs it. It will do any thing to get to it. Matt Waldron is the only…

Padres Daily: Desperate times, desperate measures; smooth Merrill; rotation equation

Good morning from Philadelphia, A little more than a year ago, Matt Waldron made one of the finest starts of his career here at Citizens Bank Park in a game the Padres badly needed to win. Last night, in his first major league game of the season, Waldron was not as sharp and the Padres were not as desperate. It stands to reason that Waldron will get another chance in the rotation after interspersing some really good knuckleballs along with some …

Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill robs Phillies home run with high-flying catch

The 22-year-old center fielder elevated to keep a would-be home run by Max Kepler from landing beyond the outfield fence at Citizens Bank Park.

Padres’ Merrill gets way up at the wall for home run robbery

Watch as San Diego Padres phenom Jackson Merrill shows off some stunning defence in centre field, getting back to the wall and leaping to rob a home run from Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Max Kepler.

Padres' Jackson Merrill robs Phillies' Max Kepler of a home run

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The Padres’ Jackson Merrill Is Somehow Still Underrated

Last season, the San Diego Padres turned to their top prospect, Jackson Merrill, with a tall task. After a monster spring training, he was asked to move from shortstop to center field in order to break camp with the club, all while skipping Triple-A completely. Merrill didn’t just handle this move with grace, but he excelled in every way possible. As a rookie, Merrill hit 24 homers, recorded over 5.0 fWAR, and was the key piece of a very fun Pad…