Literally minutes before we sent yesterday’s Windup, news broke that the Padres had signed Jackson Merrill to a nine-year extension worth $135 million, which could reach 10 years/$204M if he hits certain escalators (Dennis Lin has all the details here ).

MLB is loaded with young talent right now. Juan Soto landed in free agency last offseason and signed the richest deal in baseball history worth nearly $800 mill

After signing a massive contract extension this week, San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill took a light jab at superstars Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto. Merrill signed a nine-year ...

Trusting Padres scouts Jake Koenig and Danny Sader, Preller and staff drafted Merrill with the 27th overall pick four years ago, then signed for under the MLB-recommended slot that enabled Preller to devote more money to other signings.