The Padres are poised to name top prospect Jackson Merrill the club's Opening Day shortstop in center field, per a report from MLB Network's Jon Morosi.
Prospect evaluators around the game are unanimous in their belief in Merrill's talent, with Baseball America lauding him as a future middle-of-the-order threat who figures to have the power for 30 homers a year while Fangraphs describes him as having 'one of the prettiest swings in the minors' with excellent contact abilities.
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