The battle for 2024’s NL Rookie of the Year award is a two-horse race, and the San Diego Padres star is making a push to surpass Skenes in what should be a photo finish.
Welcome to the Rookie Roundup, a weekly look-in on baseball’s best and most interesting first-year players. Last week, we took a deep dive into Nolan Schanuel’sand his part in the Los Angeles Angels’ rebuild. Up next is a check-in on San Diego Padres star Jackson Merrill and what’s become a two-horse race for the National League Rookie of the Year award.
That is no longer the case, because Padres star Jackson Merrill has not only willed his way into the ROY conversation, but he’s kickstarted his team’s surge back into the National League West race. The Padres’ 24–9 record since the All-Star break is the best in the league. San Diego began the second half with a 34.5% chance at making the playoffs,. Since then, that number has rocketed up to 95.7%, with the team still maintaining a puncher’s chance at winning the division, trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by 4.5 games entering Monday.
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