Rookie has shown himself to be exactly who teammates thought he was from the start
The Padres Jurickson Profar, left, and Jackson Merrill celebrate at the conclusion of Saturday’s victory over the Marlins.He didn’t literally stop. He was on his way to dinner with a group of veteran pitchers, and they had let him know time was of the essence.
“I’m appreciative, or I’m thankful for how my work is translating into my games,” he said. “I think in the beginning of the year … I kind of just tried to chill a little a bit. Because the off season is long; you work out really hard every day. And then you get to spring training, and I had to make the team, so I had to go hard every day. And then, kind of the beginning of the season, I chilled for a little bit. And then I’ve been just busting my ass ever since.
What he is doing is too much to say that it is expected. But neither can anyone watching him up close say it is surprising. “I met him at FanFest year,” Xander Bogaerts said, refering to their crossing paths at Petco Park when Merrill was 19 and had yet to play above low-A. “I was like, ‘Damn, this guy is different.’ This year in spring training, same thing. It’s not arrogant, it’s not even close. But this guy — whoo — he’s confident all right. The way he acts, carries himself.
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