This Padres ROOKIE is SHOCKING everyone…

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1. Merrill Madness 🔥

2. It's funny you call the Padres the Clippers of the MLB. The Clippers used to be a San Diego team from 1978 to 1984, and they've recently announced very quietly that they're moving their G-League Team to San Diego and rebranding as the San Diego Clippers.

   That said, Merrill should win the Rookie of the Year award, but I feel that the people who decide that have drunk too much of the Skenes Kool-Aid and are going to crown him regardless of how well anyone else does in the league.

3. East cost bias it does exist Merril should win the rookie of the year and they should have 2 awards position and pitcher.

4. The Padres are going to get Darvish and Tatis back very soon. They could be a very tough out in the postseason.

5. I heard a comparison the other day and it really is making a lot of sense to me: Derek Jeter.
   Jeter from the moment he put on the Yankee uniform was a leader and also had the clutch factor to him that proved pivotal in the playoffs as evident by the 5 rings.

6. I was watching one game and was like, man, would be great if they would load the bases and Merrill would clear them. Then it happened. Then another game I was like, "he can't hit ANOTHER HOMER to save us" (this was like after he had just done it like twice in the last week), and then he did it. And then yesterday I was just laughing my ass off after he walked it off. It's getting to that point where it's just absurd. The Barrell for ROTY!

7. This is not the best Padre team in franchise history. They're NOT catching the dodgers.
   Best they can do is get either of the three WC spots.

   Currently they have a five game lead on the Mets with 29 games left.
   They'd have to go 23-6 in their final 29 to match the 1998 98 wins that team had.
   That's not happening. As to the best rookie. Without question he's the best rookie in the National League, but he won't win it because of the bias with pitchers against position players.

   Check out Devin Williams rookie year and tell me those numbers were better than any other rookie that year.

   Merrill is a real good baseball player. He doesn't need a plaque that says ROY on it.

8. Love me, Jackson Merrill.

9. He’s definitely fun to watch.

10. He crushed a pitch low and inside from mason miller for a walkoff and did the same thing to Edwin Diaz ,

11. The Padres also have a clubhouse full of great teammates, and that has definitely helped. They love that kid, as do we San Diegans.

12. I called it from the beginning, Merrill about to be the next superstar. He’ll be on the cover of the show within 5 years

13. He is the Padres Ken Griffey Jr

14. If you watch Merill’s at bats when he makes these clutch hits, his intensity and focus is off the charts. You can literally see and feel how laser focused he is at the plate. It’s something great to watch. I hope he can keep this up for many years to come

15. He’s such a beast man. Really hope it’s our year. Nothing more I want then to see the padres win their first World Series with my dad.

16. From a Padres fan….. thank you.

17. ROTY

18. Kid is special team is special and tatis and darvish are coming too this team cpuld be scary come postseason time