Sounding ready and actually being ready for the big leagues are two different things but Padres (now outfield) prospect Jackson Merrill is checking the first of those two boxes.
After Merrill’s two-hit day in Mesa against the Cubs, he spoke confidently while sounding like a team-first guy at the same time.
“This should be the regular,” Merrill told the media when asked about his performance this afternoon. “I just don’t think it should’ve taken us four games to win a game finally...Offense did it’s job. Pitching did it’s job. Defense did it’s job all over the field.