![]() Merrill: I really just did everything I could that didn't involve my wrist. And I think I came back stronger than when I left. And now I have to go rehab like more to get back to where I was.' But honestly, I got through rehab pretty well. But mentally it was like, 'Damn, I've been grinding this long. So going back to Arizona for three months really was kind of hard. I got to the season this year, was out in Cali for like two weeks and then the fractured wrist kind of threw everything off. After the Draft, I went out, obviously, played a season and didn't really suffer through any injuries or anything. Jackson Merrill: It's been a weird, weird ride. Are things a little more comfortable now? : You've mentioned before that you experienced a bit of culture shock going to Arizona right away after the Draft. He also talks about his strange experience at this year’s Trade Deadline and his memories of Draft night. In the latest Prospect Q&A, Merrill talks about the work he put in while on the injured list and his game’s transformation after rehab. 315/.361/.505 with 11 extra-base hits, including four homers, and 24 RBIs in 24 games. Since his return to the Storm, Merrill has remained consistent at the plate. After a rehab stint in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League, Merrill was activated a month later and did not take the field until two days before the trade deadline. 970 OPS over 13 games for Single-A Lake Elsinore but the injury shut him down until the end of June. The 19-year-old also happened to be enjoying an incredible first month of the season before getting hurt. A 6-foot-3, 195-pound shortstop with a lefty swing, Merrill flashes excellent tools across the board, but he hasn’t seen much Minor League action after suffering a left wrist fracture at the end of April. 27 overall selection in last year’s Draft from an area that doesn’t often produce first rounders. ![]() 88 overall prospect after a very busy, and potentially franchise-altering, Trade Deadline. San Diego managed to hold on to MLB Pipeline’s No. In many ways, Jackson Merrill is something of a last man standing in what was once a loaded Padres’ farm system.
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