#Jackson Merrill

The San Diego Padres used to boast MLB's richest farm system. After years of offseason and trade deadline wheeling and dealing, though, only one crowned jewel remains in the pipeline: budding shortstop Jackson Merrill. Between MacKenzie Gore, CJ Abrams, Taylor Trammell and Robert Hassell, general manager A.J. Preller has cut bait with several…

On March 31, 2019, Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Elvis Luciano became the first player born in the 2000s to reach the big leagues. In the years since, a wave of talented young players who weren't even born when Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire were chasing down Roger Maris during the 1998 season has descended on Major League Baseball. 2022 Rookie of…